RIP LTJG. Nick Bradshaw
This is a picture of US Navy LTJG. Nick Bradshaw shortly before his last flight. LTJG Bradshaw was killed after he and his pilot were forced to eject from their USN Grumman F-14 Tomcat while trying to engage an adversary aircraft during a simulated combat sortie off the coast of California. The pilot was unharmed. Unfortunately LTJG. Nick Bradshaw did not survive the ejection. Both LTJG Bradshaw and Lieutenant Mitchell were quickly recovered from the Pacific waters by a Coast Guard helicopter from US Coast Guard Station San Diego.
The Board of Inquiry determined that the F-14's departure from controlled flight was induced by the disruption of airflow into the starboard engine. This disruption stalled the engine, which produced enough yaw rate to induce a spin Which was unrecoverable. There was no way the pilot could see or avoid the jetwash.
The pilot's record was cleared and was restored to flight status without further delay.
LTJG. Bradshaw's wife, Carole Bradshaw spoke to local media about the pilot, Lieutenant Peter Mitchell; "He loved flying with" him and that even though he would have hated it, "he would have flown anyway"
Blue skies and following winds LTJG. Bradshaw
MOTHER GOOSE YOUUUU PUUUUSSSSSSSSYYYY!!!!
I heard a rumor that he had a job lined up after the Navy flying cargo planes full of rubber dog shit out of Hong Kong. Bad news for the rubber dog shit community.
If you fly jets long enough, something like this is gonna happen.
I told him to watch the canopy but did he pay attention? NOOOOO.
Goose!!!
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