Hawker Hunter Crash off San Diego Coast

[nacl1]

This seemed a most unlikely story as reported by a "News" company with the name Fox in its heading, but if true, then it stacks the odds in favour of those who want to ban any form of historic aircraft flying.

http://fox5sandiego.com/2017/08/22/pilo ... san-diego/

[Pringles]

if true, then it stacks the odds in favour of those who want to ban any form of historic aircraft flying.

I don't understand this comment, the aircraft was operated as a civilian contractor providing "Red Air" for the US Navy, not a museum display aircraft at an airshow? There are numerous ex-Air Force aircraft (A4s, L-159s etc) in similar roles in a growing market. HHHA's Hunters in this country remained unaffected by the Shoreham incident, so I wouldn't see why this airframe loss would be a long-term issue?

[CJS]

NBC reporting it too. The pilot is safe, he was playing bad guy for some U.S. Navy pilots on exercise. Although USCG apparently initially said he is a navy pilot it doesn't seem like that is the case.

[Mike]

That's the third one they've lost, I think the other two were both fatal.