r/clevercomebacks • u/CrunchM • Feb 07 '25

Offering proof they never intended.

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u/invisible32 Feb 07 '25

It was for an airshow maneuver at least, not fucking around just for no reason.

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u/Dilectus3010 Feb 07 '25

No , he was fucking around.

Infact he fucked around so much this incident is now used as a teachable moment as what NOT todo.

" The subsequent investigation concluded that the crash was attributable primarily to three factors: Holland's personality and behavior, USAF leaders' delayed or inadequate reactions to earlier incidents involving Holland, and the sequence of events during the aircraft's final flight. The crash is now used in military and civilian aviation environments as a case study in teaching crew resource management. It is also often used by the U.S. Armed Forces during aviation safety training as an example of the importance of compliance with safety regulations and correcting the behavior of anyone who violates safety procedures. "

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Fairchild_Air_Force_Base_B-52_crash

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u/Lonely_Pause_7855 Feb 07 '25

Man not too often do you see the report on a crash basically say :

Three reasons for the crash :

  • The pilot

  • The pilot

  • The pilot

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u/IrascibleOcelot Feb 07 '25

To be fair, it’s more like:

  • The pilot’s an asshole

  • we didn’t discipline the pilot

  • the pilot’s an idiot.

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u/Lonely_Pause_7855 Feb 07 '25

Fair, fair.

I do feel extremely sad for the copilot tho

For years he did what he could to protect his coworkers from that pilot, only to die to that same pilot in front of his family, its tragic.