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7. "Tax dollar bonfires"

Sun May 17, 2026, 08:31 PM

14 hrs ago

is what I call them. Literally, in this case.

Best wishes for the crew members.

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Four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets crash during air show in Idaho [View all] Omaha Steve 16 hrs ago OP

More military incompetence thanks to idiot republicans Mysterian 16 hrs ago #1

I'm glad they are ok mitch96 16 hrs ago #3

There's not a huge fleet of electronic warfare Deminpenn 16 hrs ago #4

OMG Leghorn21 16 hrs ago #5

The top plane is at fault pfitz59 14 hrs ago #10

Air shows air just stupid NoRethugFriends 16 hrs ago #6

"Tax dollar bonfires" not fooled 14 hrs ago #7

Agreed. The Navy considers them a recruiting tool paleotn 14 hrs ago #9

The Blue Angels are the Navy Aviation's primary recruiting tool Deminpenn 5 hrs ago #14

Still a colossal waste of money. travelingthrulife 1 hr ago #16

One of the biggest wastes of fuel is coming up. .AFA graduation, niyad 14 hrs ago #8

Between All The Military Aircraft Lost Coolgoober 13 hrs ago #11

No fatalities good. Time to end wasteful air shows. oasis 13 hrs ago #12

Airshows are so dangerous! JustKay 11 hrs ago #13