T-BIRD AIR SHOW PLANS UNCERTAIN CRASH CHANGES TEAM SCHEDULE.Byline: Staff and Wire Services EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. - Air Force officials said Tuesday it was too early to tell whether a weekend Thunderbird thunderbird In North American Indian mythology, a powerful spirit in the form of a bird that watered the earth and made vegetation grow. Lightning was believed to flash from its eyes or beak, and the beating of its wings was thought to represent rolling thunder. F-16 crash will force the cancellation of the team's show during the open house Oct. 25-26 at Edwards. In the wake of Sunday's crash during a Thunderbirds show at Mountain Home Air Force Base Mountain Home Air Force Base (Mountain Home AFB) is a U.S. Air Force base located west of the city of Mountain Home in Elmore County, Idaho, United States, fifty miles (80 km) southeast of Boise. The base is currently the home of the 366th Fighter Wing. in Idaho, the team canceled two performances scheduled for this week. ``We don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. yet,'' Staff Sgt. Brian Bahret of the Thunderbirds public affairs staff said about the Edwards Air Force Base show. ``We are looking at how it will affect the schedule. It's too early to tell.'' An investigation team was concluding interviews and reviewing videotape of the crash, Bahret said. No decision has been made about a performance scheduled for Sept. 27-28 in Janesville, Wisc. ``Nobody has gone beyond this week as far as making any decisions,'' said Linda Johnsrud, spokeswoman for Nellis Air Force Base Nellis Air Force Base (IATA: LSV, ICAO: KLSV) is a United States Air Force base, in Clark County, Nevada, on the northeast side of Las Vegas. It is also treated as a census-designated place by the United States Census for statistical purposes, and so specific in Nevada, the home of the Thunderbirds. A Thunderbird pilot escaped serious injury Sunday when he ejected himself moments before his jet hit the ground and exploded in a fireball fireball, very bright meteor leaving a trail in the sky that can remain visible for several minutes; often a distinct sound, perhaps caused by very low frequency radio waves, is associated with it. before 85,000 spectators. No one on the ground was hurt. The pilot, Capt. Chris R. Stricklin, 31, was performing a steep dive in the aircraft when it appeared to lose power. Stricklin was treated at the scene by military medics and released. Maj. Gen. Steve Wood, commander of the Air Warfare Center at Nellis, said Monday that the Thunderbirds have not been grounded. ``We hope to return to our demonstration schedule quickly once all safety issues have been addressed,'' Wood said. |
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