Posted by MoparNorm on Wednesday, August 09, 2006 at 2:33PM :
In Reply to: Re: I hate when that happens posted by Paul (in NY) on Wednesday, August 09, 2006 at 1:52PM :
That's water vapor, caused by extreme compression of the air on the leading edge.
Seeing that is plane 6 of the Blue Angles means that he was most likely OK. Planes 5&6 are the two "rouges". While Planes 1-4 fly formations, 5&6 take turns scaring the poo out of the crowd. It's a great show if you ever get a chance to see them perform.
MN
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