Its a shame the crew didn't survive. If they did at least the Americans would have been there to pull them to safety. Respect to those giys serving their nation just like our boys do
There’s nothing funny about this video. Ironic, yes. Funny, no! A crew doing their job, i.e., “Hey look, we’ve got eyes-on, and don’t you forget it!” Then “Murphy” drops by and what can go wrong, does. Could happen to any crew, any day, any flight… Like it’s been said, “All gave some. Some gave all!”
It's all fun and games until you crashed your plane in ocean right in front of US Navy RIP. And it seems no one have learned for accidents like this because this type of close in encounter is still happening too day.
My prayers for the loss of life may those brave men rest in peace i pray to God that this type of incident will never happen again human life is too valuable to be used in this manner may peace prevail and the quest for global dominion turn to good will to man the world world be a better place if we stopped spending money on war and everyone live in peace and prosperity for all
There is a huge difference between showing bravery and showing sheer idiocy. A lot of Russian pilots grow up professionally, but retain adolescent mindset and attitude. Not to mention lack of military discipline. No respect for those, who's demise was caused by their own stupidity.
I flew aircrew in P3 Orions based out of NAS Barbers Point, Hawaii; did several Westpac/IO deployments and Detached Ops. Any accident involving an aircraft is sad. In 1978 a US Navy P-3C Orion ditched in heavy seas in the vicinity of Shemya, AK. five fatalities the Patrol Plane Commander and an FE swept away in heavy seas unable to get to life rafts; the three enlisted Sensor Operators who launched the rafts died from exposure their anti exposure suits were ripped while launching from jagged edges around the airplane and prolonged time in the water to stabilize their respective life rafts for other survivors to board the rafts. All members of that crew would have died it a Soviet Fishing Trawler had not rescued that crew. I've flown many missions in the Northern Pacific, Sea of Okhotsk, Sea of Japan, East China Sea, South China Sea, Straits of Maloca, and Persian Gulf. We were frequently intercepted and did photo runs close by on varied ships at 300' too, it was part of our mission. The crew of the Essex also had a duty to attempt to recover survivors; it's the law of the high seas.
That’s embarrassing .... Doing a low speed pass to let the enemy see your state of the Art , high tech bomber and it crashes ?. Whoops .................
When show boating goes bad, if it were today no doubt Putin the gangsta would find some way to blame it on the west, probably poison some more innocent people in retaliation
I was there that day air traffic control division on a break went to third level of the island saw the whole thing happen watched the badger approach from the right side 50 ft off the water heading toward our bow in a climb to go over our bow I saw the pilot face through the window so close then he leveled off went about 3 miles turned left and stated a decending turn left to come back at us at a low level but the left wing tip hit the water and he cartwheeled a time and a half and broke apart we then Essex went picked up the remains and took them to sick Bay and prepared the remains for the Soviet destroyer that showed up we passed the remains to them then they went to there fantail and buried them at sea I am now 74 and this still bothers me today to see the lose of this Soviet crew to never go home
Thanks to you and all the other personnel who served their country as best they could. I think probably the greatest burdens, are some of the memories that follow you. Other memories, can help carry you.
Hugh, I worked in OX Division across the centerline passageway from OI and OC Divs. These were crazy days. Three days earlier, we lost SCORPION with all hands.
