Unbelieveable. I was very familiar with both of those aircraft. I traveled with the CAF in the '80's all over the US and Mexico doing Airshows. I've sat on the Pyro field and counted 60 engines turning. I have seen a lot of crashes but that was by far the worst.I grew up with flight line access to a Marine base when I was a kid (pre 9/11). I was out there watching ops as often as I could con my folks into taking me out. Planes and flying are in my blood. I still have warbird posters on the wall in my garage. This one hits close to home with me. I haven't seen her in years, but I'm still upset about her loss, and the loss of both crews.
Yeah, prolly weird, but no one's ever accused me of being normal.