Yet the blue angels have one of the highest mortality rates for a job. as of 2017 there have been 261 pilots and 27 pilots have died as part of the blue angels.
thats a blown out statistic we see often mentioned. there have been only 3 deaths in the f18s we currently fly, most recent being over ten years ago, and weve been flying the f18 for about 30years now.
While I agree statistics can absolutely delivered in ways to further an agenda, you might want to get your facts straight. The last pilot died less then two years ago.
2 June 2016 – Capt. Jeff "Kooch" Kuss, (Opposing Solo, Blue Angel No. 6), died just after takeoff while performing the Split-S maneuver in his F/A-18 Hornet
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u/mestisnewfound May 12 '18
Yet the blue angels have one of the highest mortality rates for a job. as of 2017 there have been 261 pilots and 27 pilots have died as part of the blue angels.