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…Springs residents described as an earthquake-like explosion that looked like a napalm bomb. Wreckage was strewn across a 1-square-mile area of the desert 60 miles north of Las Vegas."[6] Impact scars on the desert floor created by the impact of the formation are described in several sections and can also be photographically considered on pages 119-126 of the USAF Mishap Board report referenced later in this article. Photographs of these aircraft before they were destroyed in this accident may be viewed at external links posted at the end of this article. These photos may have captured these airframes when their tails were marked to fly in different wing positions than the numbers they were marked with at the time of this 1982 accident. Modifications of these markings are common to keep the both the aircraft, and the airshow schedule, maintained.


 * Replacement for the second paragraph prof investigation and aftermath:

General W.L Creech, Commander, Tactical Air Command, and a founding Thunderbird wingman from 1953-1955, assigned two officers to each lead the two separate investigations of this accident required by Air Force regulations. The first was a 127-page USAF Mishap Board Report, signed by Brigadier General Gerald D. Larsen, and was completed in March, 1982.

The second was a 700-page Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AIB) report completed and signed by Col. Henry D. Canterbury. A five-page (factual summary of circumstances FSOC) of this AIB report, also completed by Col. Canterbury, was published by Aviation Week & Space Technology (AWST) in their issue dated 17 May 1982. Canterbury and Larsen were both Thunderbird-demonstration-wingmen alumni when they presided over the investigations that resulted in these reports.

Pre-Mishap Aircraft Photos

 * Number 1 photo 68-8156


 * Number 2 photo 68-8184


 * Number 3 photo 68-8176


 * Number 4 photo 68-8175

Post-Mishap Aircraft Photo

 * Number 1 photo 68-8156