The Nation - News from July 15, 1985
The Navy Blue Angels precision flying team canceled an air show in Niagara Falls, N.Y., and flew back to its Pensacola, Fla., base after two planes collided Saturday and plummeted to earth, killing one pilot in a fiery crash witnessed by 22,000 spectators. Lt. Cmdr. Doug Schamp said the team would continue the rest of its 40-show schedule this season. The Navy has begun an investigation of the collision of the two A-4 Skyhawk jets.
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