| Date |
Aircraft |
Position |
Cause |
Pilot |
Photo |
| 9/29/1946 |
F8F-1 Bearcat |
#4 |
Failed to recover from dive during display. Wingtip broke off his Bearcat while performing a Cuban Eight manoeuvre |
Lt. (Jg) Ros "Robby" Robinson was killed  |
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| 10/16/1946 |
F8F-1 Bearcat |
#2 |
Oil loss in flight. Crash landing off runway. |
Lt (jg.) William May unhurt |
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| 4/24/1950 |
F8F-2 Bearcat |
#0 |
Attempted Unauthorized roll on take off. Too-low. |
LT Bob Longsworth killed |
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| 3/8/1951
|
F9F-2B Panther |
#1 |
AAA during strafing run, Korea Crashed off Korean east coast near Tanchon |
Lt. Cdr. John "Johnny" F. Magda KIA |
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| 7/7/1952 |
F9F-5 Panther |
Not Known |
Low Level mid-air collision |
Pilot Survived |
Name Unknown |
| 7/7/1952 |
F9F-5 Panther |
#4 |
Low Level mid-air collision |
Lt. Bud Wood ejected but did not leave the seat. Died of injuries |
Picture Unavailable |
| 8/4/1953 |
F9F-6 Cougar |
#1 |
Runaway trim failure. Flying from N.Y. factory Bethpage to NAS Corpus Christi, Texas as part of Blue Angels formation. Horizontal stabiliser actuator failure led to uncontrollable supersonic dive |
Lt Cmdr . Ray Hawkins became the first USN pilot to eject through the canopy. He ejected at 40,000ft in supersonic dive due to loss of control. Pulled away from his manual seat at 29,000ft. |
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| 3/24/1955 |
F9F-8 Cougar |
#6 |
Flew into sand dune during solo practice. |
Captain Martin Pete Olsen killed |
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| 06/1956 |
F9F-8 Cougar |
|
Class A accident. |
Unknown. Unhurt |
Picture Unavailable |
| 10/18/1956 |
F9F-8 Cougar |
#2 |
Flew into ground during rejoin |
Capt Charles Hollaway killed |
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| 8/2/1958 |
F-11A Tiger |
#5 |
Engine failure during display. Crash landed in #6 |
Lt John Dewenter unhurt |
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| 10/14/1958 |
F-11A Tiger |
#1 |
Solo practice. Crashed into ground practising Split S |
CDR Robert Nicholls "Nick" Glasgow killed |
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| 12/6/1960 |
F-11A Tiger |
|
Midair collision during echelon roll. |
LT Donald Robert "Bob" McKee killed |
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| 4/10/1960 |
TF-9F |
#7 |
Power failure on takeoff. |
LT William Bill Sherwood killed |
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| 4/10/1960 |
TF-9F |
|
Power failure on takeoff. |
Av Mech J R McCay killed |
Picture Unavailable |
| 6/14/1960 |
F-11A Tiger |
#3 |
Flew into water |
LT Anton "Skip" Campanella killed |
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| 1961 |
F9F-8T |
|
FOD in engine on TO during press ride. Engine fire consumed aircraft during aborted TO |
LT Duke Ventimiglia unhurt |
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| 1961 |
F9F-8T |
|
FOD in engine on TO during press ride. Engine fire consumed aircraft during aborted TO |
Mr. Jim Shick unhurt |
Picture Unavailable |
| 3/15/1964 |
F-11A Tiger |
#4 |
Engine flameout on approach |
LT George Neale |
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| 1/16/1965 |
F-11A Tiger |
#5 |
Dirty roll on takeoff during practice |
LT Cmdr Richard Oliver injured |
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| 12/8/1965 |
F-11A Tiger |
#6 |
Systems failure in tuck under break |
LT Michael "Mike" Van Ort |
Picture Unavailable |
| 9/2/1966 |
F-11A Tiger |
#5 |
Crashed at International Air Exhibition, Toronto, Canada |
LT Cmdr. Richard "Dick" Oliver killed |
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| 9/22/1966 |
F-11A Tiger |
#4 |
Gear caught cable on formation takeoff |
LT Frank Mezzadri unhurt |
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| 2/1/1967 |
F-11A Tiger |
#6 |
During practice flight. Aircraft stalled during a 1/2 cuban 8 maneuver at low altitude, spun into ground. |
LT Frank Gallagher killed |
Picture Unavailable |
| 2/18/1967 |
F-11A Tiger |
#2 |
During practice flight. Formation loop mid- air during practice. |
Capt. Ronald "Ron" Thompson killed |
Picture Unavailable |
| 2/1/1967
|
F-8E Crusader |
|
Hit by 57mm AAA leading a flak suppression element. Flew back to carrier but missed the wire and went over the side. Did not survive |
Cdr Herbert Perry Hunter KIA |
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| 10/21/1967 |
F-11A Tiger |
#6 |
Crashed on take off during display. |
LT Hal Loney injured |
Picture Unavailable |
| 1/14/1968 |
F-11A Tiger |
#6 |
Double immelman during practice. |
LT Bill Worley killed |
Picture Unavailable |
| 9/19/1969 |
F-4J Phantom II |
|
Crashed into San Francisco Bay |
CAPT Vince D. Donile ejected |
Picture Unavailable |
| 11/6/1969 |
F-4J Phantom II |
|
Crashed near El Paso, Texas |
CAPT Vince D. Donile ejected |
Picture Unavailable |
| 8/30/1970 |
F-4J Phantom II |
#4 |
Belly landed with one engine stuck in afterburner. aircraft ran off runway |
Lt. Ernie Christensen |
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| 6/4/1971 |
F-4J Phantom II |
|
Caught fire during practice. Crashed over Narragansett Bay near the ex-NAS Quonset Point in Rhode Island. |
CDR Harley Hall ejected |
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| 1/27/1973
|
F-4J Phantom II |
|
AAA fire while pulling off target 15 miles northwest of Quang Tri, Vietnam (the RIO LCdr P A Kientzler POW / DIC) |
Cdr Harley H. Hall POW / DIC |
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| 3/8/1973 |
F-4J Phantom II |
|
Collision with other Blue Angels F-4Js Superstition Mountains, CA, USA |
Capt. J. R. Fogg uninjured |
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| 3/8/1973 |
F-4J Phantom II |
|
Collision with other Blue Angels F-4Js Superstition Mountains, CA, USA |
Lt. Cdr. D. K. Bently uninjured |
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| 3/8/1973 |
F-4J Phantom II |
|
Collision with other Blue Angels F-4Js Superstition Mountains, CA, USA |
Lt. M. D. Wiits uninjured |
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| 7/8/1973 |
F-4J Phantom II |
|
Crashed in Lake Charles, LA. Ejection sequence happened after the plane bounced off the runway |
Steve D. Lambert ejected uninjured at very low altitude. |
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| 7/26/1973 |
F-4J Phantom II |
#1 |
Mid-air collision between 2 Phantoms over Lakehurst, NJ during an arrival practice. |
Team Leader LCDR Skip Umstead |
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| 7/26/1973 |
F-4J Phantom II |
|
Mid-air collision between 2 Phantoms over Lakehurst, NJ during an arrival practice. |
Capt. Mike Murphy |
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| 7/26/1973 |
F-4J Phantom II |
|
Mid-air collision between 2 Phantoms over Lakehurst, NJ during an arrival practice. |
Petty Off. 1st Class Ronald Thomas killed |
Picture Unavailable |
| 7/26/1973 |
F-4J Phantom II |
|
Mid-air collision between 2 Phantoms over Lakehurst, NJ during an arrival practice. |
ADJ.1C Gerald Harvey ejected safely |
Picture Unavailable |
| 2/22/1976 |
A-4F Skyhawk |
|
Flew into ground during practice |
LT Nile Kraft killed |
Picture Unavailable |
| 11/7/1978 |
A-4F Skyhawk |
#6 |
Flew into ground during practice |
LT Mike Curtain killed |
Picture Unavailable |
| 5/31/1980 |
A-4F Skyhawk |
#5 |
Fuel line fire during show. Crash landed into swamp |
LT Jim Ross unhurt |
Picture Unavailable |
| 2/22/1982 |
A-4F Skyhawk |
#5 |
Dirty loop, stalled A/C during practice |
LCDR Stu Powrie killed |
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| 7/12/1985 |
A-4F Skyhawk |
#5 |
Collided with A-4F #6 on the top of a loop during display, Niagara Falls IAP, NY, USA |
LT Andy Caputi ejected safely |
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| 7/12/1985 |
A-4F Skyhawk |
#6 |
Collided with A-4F #6 on the top of a loop during display, Niagara Falls IAP, NY, USA |
LCDR Mike Gershon killed |
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| 2/12/1987 |
F/A-18A Hornet |
#5 |
Dual engine flameout during practice near El Centro, CA. |
LT Dave Anderson Ejected OK. |
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| 1/23/1990 |
F/A-18A Hornet |
#2 |
Mid-air collision with another Blue Angels #1 F/A-18A which landed safely, El Centro, California, Superstition mountains, CA, USA |
MAJ Charles Moseley ejected |
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| 1/23/1990 |
F/A-18A Hornet |
#1 |
Mid-air collision with another Blue Angels #2 F/A-18A which crashed near El Centro, California's, Superstition mountains, CA, USA |
CDR Pat Moneymaker landed safely |
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| 10/28/1999 |
F/A-18B Hornet (2 Seater) |
#3 |
struck the ground during circle and arrival maneuvers in Valdosta, Georgia. |
LCDR. Kieron O'Connor killed |
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| 10/28/1999 |
F/A-18B Hornet (2 Seater) |
#3 |
Struck the ground during circle and arrival maneuvers in Valdosta, Georgia. (Moody AFB) |
LT Kevin Colling killed |
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| 12/1/2004 |
F/A-18A Hornet |
#6 |
Ejected from his F/A-18 approximately one mile off Perdido Key after his aircraft struck the water, suffering catastrophic engine and structural damage. He suffered minor injuries. |
LT Ted Steelman ejected safely |
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| 4/21/2007 |
F/A-18A Hornet |
#6 |
Crashed his Hornet near the end of the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort airshow in Beaufort, South Carolina and was killed, |
LCDR Kevin Davis killed
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