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In reply to the discussion: Military: Precision flying teams are worth the risk, cost [View all]niyad
(118,251 posts)46. you make an excellent, and mostly ignored, point.
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incredible, until the jet crashes on your house. fortunately, when the blue angel crashed the other
niyad
Jun 2016
#11
sorry, the pilot of the thunderbird did not die. he ejected safely. do not forget that both a blue
niyad
Jun 2016
#17
There was a large turnout too when they came to the Air Force Base I was stationed at
NobodyHere
Jun 2016
#50
the budget for the t-birds alone is 35 mil. the navy won't say what the angels' budget is.
niyad
Jun 2016
#18
That's a claim, not data... people don't believe claims by the military any longer seeing they spend
uponit7771
Jun 2016
#22
and the whole DoD budget is a gigantic, sucking hole that steals from the poor, the sick, the hungry
niyad
Jun 2016
#23
do try again. the military is the largest part of the budget of this country. but keep on beating
niyad
Jun 2016
#32
To be fair, you could probably justify live combat exhibitions using that reasoning.
yellowcanine
Jun 2016
#28