Thunderbird Tribute

[Thunderbird1]

Twenty four years ago on January 18,1982, Maj Norman Lowry, Capt Willie Mays, Capt Pete Peterson, And Capt Mark Melancon lost their lives while performing a line abreast loop over Indian Springs Nevada
This is just a small tribute in their honor.

[Theis]

Nice tribute!

May they rest in peace..  :'(

[Sytse]

Nice and... all different tail numbers! BRAVO!  ;D
I just don't like the flare...
Nice tribute though.

[Thunderbird1]

Here is the pic without the lens flare

[Sytse]

hmmm... i don't know... this one is less vivid.  ::)

[SkyNoz]

If I remember right....was the cause from a hydrolic failure from the lead aircraft 1 which could not keep the pull in the loop then the 3 other aicraft crashed into him and created a chain reactoin....I dont remember off had. BTW nice edit and tribute.

[Thunderbird1]

It was reported that the leaders elevator controls became jammed with(FOD). The rest of the formation were doing what they were trained to do, and that was watch the leader. 2,3,4 probably never knew there was a problem and followed lead into the ground, they did not collide in the air.

Just on a side note. I met three of the four pilots involved with the diamond crash when I was very young and also met two other Thunderbird pilots who perrished prior to that. Though the meetings were very brief, they will always stay with me.  

[littlepilot]

How do you get lens flare in photoshop? i'm having problems finding it  ???            cheers

[Sytse]

on the top bar -> filters - render - ....