Dallas, TX
Utah resident remembers pilot killed in Dallas Air Show crash
SALT LAKE CITY — The previous Utah man who tragically handed away in a lethal air present crash in Texas is being remembered by neighbors and mates.
Craig Provost lived close to Dan and June Ragan for practically 30 years and remembered Dan as a sort and loving man enthusiastic about his work.
“He cherished these air reveals, and he participated in a lot of them,” Provost recalled.
He stated Dan was an awesome pilot with love for the B-17 and was an awesome pal.
“He was at all times prepared to offer what we wanted,” Provost stated.
Provost couldn’t consider his eyes when he watched the video of that crash within the skies over Texas on Nov. 12.
“Yeah. It was simply loopy,” he recalled. “I did have a thought instantly, and I texted him to say, ‘Dan, you’re not there, are you.’”
Dan was there and was certainly one of 5 individuals on board a B-17 Flying Fortress killed together with the pilot of a P-63 King Cobra.
‘The historic planes collided and crashed to the bottom on the Wings Over Dallas airshow. NTSB officers have spent the previous few weeks gathering proof in an extended, meticulous course of to find out how and why this air tragedy occurred.
Whereas they’re nonetheless in search of solutions, a report launched Wednesday reveals a gaggle of historic fighter planes was advised to fly forward of a formation of bombers with no prior plan for coordinating altitude. The report doesn’t give the reason for the crash itself.
“It was simply his ardour,” Provost stated.
When he didn’t hear again from Dan, he texted June.
“I then texted his spouse after which heard again from her later that certainly he was within the crash,” Provost stated.
He had simply talked to his pal the day earlier than, one thing he’s now grateful for.