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Air Force Thunderbird crashed after failure in engine ‘blind spot,’ investigation finds

Air Force Thunderbird crashed after failure in engine ‘blind spot,’ investigation findsPhoto: Task & Purpose

The December crash of one of the famed demonstration team's jets was the second time in less than two years that an F-16 pilot was forced to eject after a failure in an engine's mechanical "blind spot." The post Air Force Thunderbird crashed after failure in engine ‘blind spot,’ investig

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