BEING A SPECTATOR IS NOT NECESSARILY SAFE

by Bob Walsh

I vaugely remember, when I was a rug rat, a horrific crash at Le Mans that killed close to 100 spectators. Excrement occurs.

On Wednesday a high performance navy jet crashed in Star Wars Canyon, a scenic overlook where aviation buffs hang out in Death Valley to watch military aircraft zooming at low altitude thru a canyon. Seven people, all French tourists, were slightly injured when the F-18A slammed into the canyon wall and sprayed debris all over the place.

Unfortunately nobody saw an ejector seat or a parachute.

The canyon is officially called Rainbow Canyon. It got its unofficial name due to its resemblance to the canyon a young Luke Skywalker used to practice his high-speed low-level flying in.

EDITOR'S NOTE: It was confirmed the pilot died.