Thunberbird pilot's GC connection

MOBILE, Ala. – A first-year U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team pilot, Maj. Stephen Del Bagno, was killed in a training crash April 4 on the Nellis Air Force Base Range in Nevada. The 34-year-old AF was a graduate from officer training school at Maxwell AFB in Montgomery, Ala.; and had been assigned to the 58th Fighter Squadron at Eglin AFB, Fla., before joining the Thunderbirds. (Source: WALA 04/06/18) The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration team, headquartered at NAS Pensacola, Fla., sent condolences to the Thunderbirds on April 5 following the fatal crash.