Blue Angels Pilot: John Miller (1976 - 1978)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ค. 2019
- Produced by Ryan Nothhaft
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John Miller served as a solo pilot of the Navy's Blue Angels from 1976 to the end of the 1978 season. John's interest in flying began at a young age in Lynnfield, Massachusetts. After a visit from a recruiter during his senior year in college, John joined the Navy in 1969 and was designated a naval aviator in 1970. Prior to joining the Blue Angels, John accumulated over 2500 flight hours and 352 carrier landings, primarily during his service in the Vietnam conflict where he flew the A6 Intruder and was station aboard the USS Saratoga.
Blue Angels 1976 Pilots:
1. CDR. Casey Jones
2. Capt Bill Holverstott, USMC
3. LT Al Cisneros
4. LT John Patton
5. LT Denny Sapp
6. LT John Miller
7. LT Nile Kraft
8. LT Jim Bauer
Blue Angels 1977 Pilots:
1. CDR. Casey Jones
2. Capt Dan Keating, USMC
3. LCDR Don Simmons
4. LT Al Cisneros
5. LT John Miller
6. LCDR Vance Parker
7. LCDR Bruce Davey
8. LT Ray Sandal
Blue Angels 1978 Pilots:
1. CDR. Bill Newman
2. Capt Dan Keating, USMC
3. LCDR Bruce Davey
4. LCDR Don Simmons
5. LT John Miller
6. LT Mike Curtin
7. LCDR Mike Nord
8. LT Ray Sandelli - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
Johnny Miller was the BEST ever Eastern Air Lines pilot!!! What an honor it was to fly with him! A true gentleman! Hope you are well! Miss you! XOXO
Great interview with John Miller! Even greater to hear from teammates you served with while assigned to the Blues. Funny, I remembered the tree leaves in the wheel wells. I was the Crew Chief of #1 and #7 jets during John’s tour with the Blues.
I spent some time working with John Miller in another capacity and found him to be the consummate professional aviator and leader. His many admirable qualities displayed daily were a real blessing to me and many others. World class gentleman. Bravo Zulu John Miller.
I was a police officer when the Blue Angels performed at Moffet Field, Ca. back in 1976 or 1977, too long ago to remember the exact year. I had inside the ropes mobility and the show they put on was mind blowing, to think pilot John Miller was zipping around over my head and now I just watched his informative video about his experiences with the Angels.
I had a family connection so to speak because my Uncle Bobby was a Marine fighter pilot flying the A4 Skyhawk and serving in combat missions in Vietnam. I happened to have another Uncle who was also a fighter pilot previously, he flew the F100 for the Air Force. Unfortunately he was killed in 1961 in an "aircraft accident" involving the two seat version F100 while on a training mission over Berlin, Germany. It was a very tumultuous international political period and the Russians are no different today than they were back then. Hardliners are alive and well in Russia, but now they have an insider promoting them. The details surrounding the accident left my Aunt skeptical to this day.
I was closer to my Uncle Bill, in fact he was someone I admired the most when I was a kid. His death struck me pretty hard and I still think of him and as one of the nicest persons I have ever had the honor to know.
Great interview.I was privelaged to have seen John and the Blues fly a show at Quonset Point in the 70’s and I remember him because he is from Mass. , our neighboring state. I also remember Nile Kraft from the same show...and Al Cisneros.
After John shared how he first started with Vance, reviewing accident reports, I know it must have been very difficult for John to subsequently lose two friends and colleagues. Thanks to John for his service, to those who gave their all in their service, and to Ryan for giving all of us an opportunity to hear these important stories.
Thanks, Michael. Appreciate all your kind feedback on the videos and the effort being put forth to document the individuals serving on the Blue Angels. Hopefully more to come. Cheers.
Attended the shows at Mather AFB the three years that John Miller was with the Blues. I thought his "dirty roll" on take off was about the greatest I had ever seen.
A pleasure to listen to John Miller recount his time in the team. Mesmerizing narration!!!!.
He is from Lynnfield Massachusetts, where my Mom lives and grew up. I am from Revere, which is a jump, skip and a hop away. What a fine aviator. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE SIR. X♡X
Salute! Aye aye, sir. I left the Navy in 1976. I was a Jet Mech Stationed in NAS Lemoore.
If anybody should have PTSD, it should be John Miller. I'm glad he was able to hold himself together. I honor his service for the military and the Blues.
Served with Lt Vance Parker in VF- 32. Squadron fightdeck troubleshooter/final checker aboard USS JFK. Saw him perform at NAS Norfolk 1975 and got to talk with him.
I was flying out of Miramar in 1978, and the haze and glare he describes when facing west in the afternoons (15:25) was indeed a problem, particularly just above the runway. I was also in the crowd that day when Mike Curtain died, and was impressed by the discipline and professionalism displayed by the team immediately following the crash. While the crash/fire/rescue guys were responding, the diamond maintained it's standard tight formation overhead the field. After a short delay, the team landed, taxied back, and parked, all in formation as if they were wrapping up a regular show. They even did their flightline march and handshake at the end.
Thankyou for your service from an Airforce aircraft maintainer Sir.
RIP TO THE TWO SOLO PILOTS OF THE NAVY MARINES BLUE ANGELS.
That tandom opposing roll at 3:00 looks so difficult! Maybe a reason why its not done anymore?
I remember seeing the Thunderbirds in the T-38 and the Blue Angels in the A-4 then every aircraft they have flown since, can't recall seeing either in the F-4 but I probably did, dad was a private pilot and took us to every airshow that came to town. The A-4 was always one of my favorites - subsonic, didn't carry a lot of munitions, only one engine but I always loved to watch it fly. I was hooked from a very young age. I went on to both fix and fly some of those very same aircraft, so I have a smile bigger than most when I watch the shows now, I never thought I would see the day that I could look up and know exactly what it was like.
The Thunderbirds are pussies compared to the Angels!. The air force pilots wear g suits, the Angels wear a jumpsuit....
Could you try and get in touch with Russ Bartlet the boss in 2004
Great interview.
Thank you!
....does anyone know the name of the Navy Scientific and Technical Photographer who documented the crash scene on 22-FEBRUARY-1977 of Lt. Nile Kraft's A-4 Skyhawk at the desert training site of the National Parachute Test Range El Centro...?
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I was in the process of writting a book call "The Making of a Blue Angel". Gave up after realizing Blue Angels are born, not made up. Perfect genes, perfect parents, perfect education, perfect IQ, perfect eye/hand cordination, perfect drive, perfect discipline, and on and on. That's all it takes. Oh, and be 1 in 10,000. Type "B" personalities need not apply.
I do not go to AIR SHOWS to see accidents that turn into death. I PRAY EACHTIME I GO TO AN AIRSHOW THAT NO ONE IS KILLED. It is very sad that pilots die in this extreme flying of maneuvers. I have been lucky that I have not witnessed a tragedy like the "Grey Ghost crash" at the Reno Air Races; his modified P-51 broke and flew up around and straight into the area before the Grandstands.
What's the difference between the Thunderbirds and the blue Angels? I think for 2020 the Thunderbirds need to change places with the blue Angels and do their tour
Blue Angles have been flying a lot longer and represent the Navy/Marine Corps aviation. All their stuff is to show case Naval aviation. USAF Thunderbird's on the other hand represent the US Air Force and how they fly. Totally different disciplines.
Thunderbirds are pussies compared to the Angels in almost every aspect!...…...
@@MrBigdaddysdaddy Both teams are the best of the best, and deserve our respect and appreciation for their service and bravery. Dumb comment.
Always that music behind...not nice