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The loss to the aviation community, with his passing, is considerable. SIAI-Marchetti modified a Cessna 305A/O-1 Bird Dog to include an Allison turboprop engine and a modified tail configuration. The SM1019 was originally conceived for an Italian Army requirement for a STOL liaison bird and the 1019B had as much as 400HP to play with.
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Recent social media posts made by Snodgrass lauded the fun he was having with the SIAI Marchetti SM 1019B - a bird he seemed quite impressed with. The late Captain Snodgrass most recently served as Draken International’s Chief Pilot.
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Snodgrass was the only person on board the aircraft and reportedly did not survive the impact and post-crash fire.ĭale's history as an F-14 pilot and some of his exploits are a regular part of stories told of great aviators and his subsequent work in the airshow industry, for which he has been a part of over 800 performances as well as being a designated Heritage Flight aviator, have added to a legend that has grown to be pretty considerable. I remember standing by one in a museum and just wondering how the hell it operated safely on an aircraft carrier. At 64 feet it's 15 feet longer than the f-35 and 20 feet longer than f-22. Local sources report that the high-wing bird went down in a nearby field and caught fire after impacting a short way from the airport’s taxiway Charlie, according to a report from Lewiston FD's Chief Travis Myklebust. In these pictures you really get a scale of just how massive it really was. United States Army Air Forces 8th Air Force, 352nd Fighter Group. but a true aviation legend has gone west.ĭale 'Snort' Snodgrass was lost in a GA accident at the Lewiston-Nez Perce County Regional Airport, about noon, Saturday.įlying a single-engine turbo-prop SIAI-Marchetti SM 1019B, something of a Bird-Dog with a turbine engine, the aircraft departed the runway about noon Saturday and went down shortly after departure. Capt Dale Snort Snodgrass brings the P-51 Mustang Excalibur in for a low, fast pass. we held this one for a bit because we plainly didn't believe it until we had some official verification. Military Jet Jock, Airshow Pilot, All-Around-Great Aero-Guy