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| Jim Schick |
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| Schick with pilot Lt.Ventimiglia |
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| They ran for their lives; no one was hurt. |
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| Airplane burned for an hour and was a total loss. |
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Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Blue Angels advance jet was here May 29 1960 two days before the Air Show sponsored by the Civil Air Patrol. Jim Schick, U-B reporter, was to have a flight in it, but its engine caught fire just prior to takeoff. File photos courtesy of the Union-Bulletin.
