Keep them flying, keep them safe-----Wings Over Dallas airshow tragedy: an eyewitness account from a pilot : Air Facts Journal

Wings Over Dallas airshow tragedy: an eyewitness account from a pilot : Air Facts Journal

"The pale blue sky above a crisp November day was framed by airshow smoke, miles of it, created by over a dozen warbirds pounding out round sound which echoed to the heavens.
The bombers fast approaching were, in order, the B-17, B-24, and B-25, followed by another B-25...
...Seeing this tragedy, and experiencing it through the shared collective experience of two adult sons standing next to me, leaning upon one another in shock, sorrow, and disbelief, watching ambulances stand idly by as fire trucks futilely attempt to stop the fiery demise of the legendary Texas Raiders B-17 they first met as young children, was nothing short of horrific.
Even so, today’s outcome does not change the past, present, or future of warbird flying in my opinion. 

It is just another chapter in the brotherhood of aviation, and in an even greater way, our history and humanity itself.
Lord guard and guide those who fly."