How A Rogue Pilot Misbehaved For Years In A B-52 Squadron, And So Killed 4 People -- Best Defense/Foreign Policy
Of all the military services, the one I know least about is the Air Force, which doesn't get a lot of electrons on this blog. So I was especially intrigued to finally sit down and go through a study sent to me months ago by a Best Defense reader. "Darker Shades of Blue: A Case Study of Failed Leadership" is a thorough, careful study of how leadership lapses over the course of several years ultimately led to disaster in an Air Force bomber wing. It's also a beautiful if horrifying exploration of how bad shit can happen despite volumes of rules and regulations aimed at ensuring safe practices are followed.
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My Comment: The above video shows the accident. The bottom video is a video history of the times that this pilot violated safety regs. Makes you wonder how many times did he violate safety regs when he was not being videoed.
Yup this case is infamous and I remember it well. The paper done by a Major that talked about managing "rouges" was a model effort.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.crm-devel.org/resources/paper/darkblue/darkblue.htm
Eric