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4. Tom Wolfe's 1979 book "The Right Stuff" referred to a showoff crash as a "$15M hole in the ground."

Mon Mar 2, 2026, 04:47 AM

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The cost of such an accident has gone up over time.

I realize the accident reported in the news story was not the result of the pilot showing off.

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