An astonishing one in 10 Blue Angels pilots have died on the job.
Over the course of its history, 26 pilots and one crew member have died in crashes. Most of them were the result of human error. When the Blue Angels are wingtip-to-wingtip in their signature diamond formation, they’re just 18 inches apart. Flying at up to 700 mph, the smallest mistake can be deadly.
Two pilots died in the 1950s and six in the 1960s — and four more died in combat missions in Korea and Southeast Asia — before the squadron’s most tragic span. Fresno-born Lt. Larry Watters, 29, dreamed of becoming a Blue Angels pilot, but in February 1972, he was the team’s seventh man. He spent shows with his feet on the ground, narrating the Blue Angels’ maneuvers on the PA system.
"The only signs that humans were involved in the wreckage was a blue, leather-and-denim shoe lying on the road,” the Courier-Post wrote. “The police and fire personnel apparently missed picking up the shoe." Blue Angels fly as thousands are gathered at the Jones Beach for the Bethpage Air Show in New York on May 29, 2022.There have been two fatal crashes in recent history. In April 2007, the Blue Angels were wrapping up a show in Beaufort, South Carolina, when one of the jets failed to meet up with the pack. At first, the other pilots continued performing, assuming Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Davis was having a minor issue.
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