Date Individual(s) Position Aircraft Type Cause  
29 Sep 1946 LTjg Robby Robinson #4 Slot F8F-1 Bearcat Did not recover from Dive
16 Oct 1946 LTjg William May #2 Right Wing F8F-1 Bearcat crashed on Runway Unhurt
24 Apr 1951 LT Bob Longsworth #0 F8F-2 Bearcat Unauthorized roll on take off
8 Mar 1950 LCDR "Johnny" Magda #1 "Boss" F9F-2B Panther Killed in Action in Korea
7 Jul 1952 LT Bud Wood #4 Slot F9F-5 Panther Low Level mid-air collision
8 Apr 1953 LCDR Ray Hawkins #1 "Boss" F9F-6 Cougar Uncontrollable supersonic dive
24 Mar 1955 Capt Martin Pete Olsen #6 Opp Solo F9F-8 Cougar Crashed into sand dune
18 Oct 1956 Capt Charles Hollaway #2 Right Wing F9F-8 Cougar Flew into ground
8 Feb 1958 LT John Dewenter #5 Lead Solo F11FA Tiger Engine failure. Crash landed Unhurt
14 Oct 1958 CDR Robert "Nick" Glasgow #1 Mini-Boss F11FA Tiger Crashed during solo practice
12 Jun 1960 LT Donald "Bob" McKee #3 Left Wing F11FA Tiger Midair collision
4 Oct 1960 LT William "Bill" Sherwood #7 Narrator TF9F Power Failure on Take off
4 Oct 1960 ADJAN J.R.McCay Aviation Mech TF9F Power Failure on Take off
14 Jun 1960 LT Anton "Skip" Campanella #3 Left Wing F11FA Tiger Flew into water
14 Oct 1961 LT Duke Ventimiglia #7 Narrator F9F-8T Engine Fire Unhurt
15 Mar 1964 LT George Neale #4 Slot F-11A Tiger Engine flameout on approach
16 Jan 1965 LCDR Richard Oliver #5 Lead Solo F-11A Tiger Dirty roll on takeoff Unhurt
8 Dec 1965 LT Michael "Mike" Van Ort #6 Opp Solo F-11A Tiger Systems failure
2 Sep 1066 LCDR Richard Oliver #5 Lead Solo F-11A Tiger crashed at Toronto Int'l Airport
22 Sep 1066 LT Frank Mezzadri #4 Slot F-11A Tiger Gear caught cable on takeoff
1 Feb 1967 LT Frank Gallagher #6 Opp Solo F-11A Tiger Spun into ground.
18 Feb 1967 Capt "Ron" Thompson #2 Right Wing F-11A Tiger Formation loop during practice.
21 Oct 1967 LT Hal Loney #6 Opp Solo F-11A Tiger Crashed on take off Injured
14 Jan 1968 LT Bill Worley #6 Opp Solo F-11A Tiger Double immelman
19 Sep 1969 CAPT Vince D. Donile #7 Narrator F-4J Phantom II Crashed into San Francisco Bay Unhurt
6 Nov 1969 CAPT Vince D. Donile #7 Narrator F-4J Phantom II Crashed near El Paso, Texas Unhurt
30 Aug 1970 LT Ernie Christensen #4 Slot F-4J Phantom II Engine stuck in afterburner Unhurt
4 Jun 1971 CDR Harley Hall #1 "Boss" F-4J Phantom II Crashed over Narragansett Bay Unhurt
27 Jan 1973 CDR Harley Hall #1 "Boss" F-4J Phantom II Killed in Action
8 Mar 1973 Capt J. R. Fogg #3 Left Wing F-4J Phantom II Collision with other Blue Angels Unhurt
8 Mar 1973 LCDR Don K. Bently #1 "Boss" F-4J Phantom II Collision with other Blue Angels Unhurt
8 Mar 1973 LT Marlin D. Wiits #2 Right Wing F-4J Phantom II Collision with other Blue Angels Unhurt
8 Jul 1973 LT Steve D. Lambert #6 Opp Solo F-4J Phantom II Crashed in Lake Charles, LA. Unhurt
26 Jul 1973 LCDR Skip Umstead #1 "Boss" F-4J Phantom II Mid-air collision (2 F4Js)
26 Jul 1973 Capt John M. "Mike" Murphy #2 Right Wing F-4J Phantom II Mid-air collision (2 F4Js)
26 Jul 1973 Ronald Thomas PO1 F-4J Phantom II Mid-air collision (2 F4Js)
26 Jul 1973 Gerald Harvey ADJ1 F-4J Phantom II Mid-air collision (2 F4Js) Ejected
22 Feb 1976 LT Nile R. Kraft #7 Narrator A-4F Skyhawk Flew into ground
7 Nov 1976 LT Michael R. Curtain #6 Opp Solo A-4F Skyhawk Flew into ground
31 May 1980 LT Jim Ross #5 Lead Solo A-4F Skyhawk Crash landed into swamp Unhurt
22 Feb 1982 LCDR Stu Powrie #5 Lead Solo A-4F Skyhawk Dirty loop, stalled
12 Jul 1985 LT Andy Caputi #5 Lead Solo A-4F Skyhawk Collided with A-4F #6 Unhurt
12 Jul 1985 LCDR Mike Gershon #6 Opp Solo A-4F Skyhawk Collided with A-4F #6
12 Feb 1987 LT Dave Anderson #5 Lead Solo F/A-18A Hornet Dual engine flameout Unhurt
23 Jan 1990 MAJ Charles Moseley #2 Right Wing F/A-18A Hornet Collision with Blue Angels #1 Unhurt
23 Jan 1990 CDR Pat Moneymaker #1 "Boss" F/A-18A Hornet Collision with Blue Angels #2 Unhurt
28 Oct 1999 LCDR Kieron O'Connor #3 LeftWing F/A-18B Hornet Crashed into the ground
28 Oct 1999 LCDR Kieron O'ConnorLT Kevin Colling #3 LeftWing F/A-18B Hornet Crashed into the ground
1 Dec 2004 LT Ted Steelman #6 Opp Solo F/A-18A Hornet Struck the water Uninjured
21 Apr 2007 LCDR Kevin Davis #6 Opp Solo F/A-18A Hornet Crashed at MCAS Beaufort, SC
2 Juner 2016 Capt Jeff Kuss #6 Opp Solo F/A-18A Hornet Crashed at Smyrna, TN
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