Well Known Air Show Pilot Went Down Just After Takeoff In His F8F Bearcat
Very sad news came late Wednesday as local Texas media reported that the F8F flown by well-known air show pilot Howard Pardue went down just after 1400 local time on departure from Stephens County (TX) airport (KBKD), about 90 miles weest of Fort Worth. Pardue was fatally injured in the accident.