What the records say
- When
- 18 Jan 1982
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 36.59° N, 115.68° W
- Description
- U.S. Air Force Demonstration Team accident
- Deaths
- 4
1982 Thunderbirds Indian Springs diamond crash
U.S. Air Force Demonstration Team accident
The 1982 Diamond Crash was the worst operational accident to befall the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Team involving show aircraft. Four Northrop T-38 Talon jets crashed during operational training on 18 January 1982, killing all four pilots.
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