F-14 Crash
This is from the International Council of Airshows web site, dated Mar 01...
"FAST FACTS March 21, 2001
PILOT ERROR BLAMED FOR F-14 ACCIDENT
A U.S. Navy accident review board has concluded that pilot error was the cause of an F-14 crash that killed Lieutenants William Dey and David Bergstrom at the Sounds of Freedom Air Show at NAS Willow Grove in Pennsylvania last June. According to the accident report, the aircraft was traveling approximately 30 knots too slow and did not have sufficient speed to begin climbing. When the aircraft's nose dipped below the horizon, the pilot "failed to correct" the error by not leveling the plane and subsequently lost control. The maneuver has since been removed from the F-14 air show profile."
Both crew members attempted to eject but, as the jet was inverted by the time their seats left the aircraft, they were fatally injured. The local press hailed them as heros, citing their apparent movement away from homes and such. That may or may not be the case, and is irrelevant anyway.
