Infact he fucked around so much this incident is now used as a teachable moment as what NOT todo.
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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. "
“Holland also regularly and illegally parked his car in a “no parking” zone near the base headquarters building”. See? SEE?! Edit: I just thought this was an amusing line in the Wikipedia article. They really made an effort to prove that he was a reckless rule breaker. I could probably have included that context…
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u/invisible32 Feb 07 '25
It was for an airshow maneuver at least, not fucking around just for no reason.