Former NASA Astronaut William "Bill" Anders was flying the plane that crashed in the waters of the San Juan Islands on Friday, his son, Greg, confirmed.
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@haveaday18123 ай бұрын
I have been Bill Anders pool guy for 2 years at his home in San Diego. I’ve met his family and had many wonderful conversations with him over the years. In fact, I spoke with him about a week ago before he left for his summer home in Washington. We spoke about still being able to fly after having his hip replacement. I’m shocked at this news and saddened. As someone who actually knew him, he was real life American hero. Never met a more accomplished human being, and who remained as humble as he was. Rest in peace Bill. I will miss our backyard afternoon conversations.Thanks for all you did for this nation.❤
@freedomfightergrl56153 ай бұрын
Thanks for posting that.
@dahnoied68933 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing. I'm saddened for all those who knew him.
@curbozerboomer17732 ай бұрын
Sorry...but a 90yo guy insisting he can still be a pilot at that age, cannot be described as being "humble". His advanced age, and his hubris, allowed him to make a serious mistake. I guess the last thing to go, when being elderly, is your ego! He was a good man, who let his ego override his judgment.
@nadogrl2 ай бұрын
Thank you for your tribute to the man. ❤
@recreationalmobility2 ай бұрын
@@curbozerboomer1773 Plenty of younger folks can't even drive properly. Flying (at any age) takes honed skills you can't imagine if your stuck on the ground.
@TheMichaelBeck3 ай бұрын
Took the most famous photo in history, quoted Genesis on Christmas while orbiting the moon, and went out doing what he loved more than anything. A life very well lived. Rest in peace, Sir. "God bless all of You, all of You on the good Earth." ~ Apollo 8
@leonardodalongisland3 ай бұрын
The greatest photograph ever taken (and I've seen all of the Great ones)....A pilot went out as a pilot. Thank you Sir.
@trob09143 ай бұрын
RIP, General, your country owes you gratitude for your many years of Service! THANK YOU🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@1destructivepony3 ай бұрын
Was it an aircraft crash conspiracy? Did he know too much about aliens ?
@marktinsley80023 ай бұрын
Luck guy. He died at 90 doing what he loved. Not laying in hospice in a hospital bed. May we all be that lucky. What a true American hero. RIP….job well done.
@walterheinen52982 ай бұрын
Amen Brother. That aircraft helped him make it to 90.
@rickallen19083 ай бұрын
RIP Sir, Thank You for you service...
@user-uy2vj5xe8l3 ай бұрын
Thanks for saving 1968.
@user-ev4rp3qb6x2 ай бұрын
That they did ……
@TimDurkan3 ай бұрын
Rest in peace and thank you for your service to our country 🙏
@markr4473 ай бұрын
Miscalculated a split "S" with insufficient altitude for the maneuver. Appears to clearly have control as he rolls inverted and pulls up, but with to much speed and sink to recover level flight without ground impact. CFIT.
@zebonautsmith15413 ай бұрын
an AI system would have prevented the miscalculation; and not allowed such a maneuver at insufficient altitude. RIP. Earthrise was my favorite pic of all time.
@dahawk85743 ай бұрын
"Miscalculated a split "S" " There is actually nothing to calculate. When the bottom is sea level, then your AGL altitude is read STRAIGHT off the altimeter. So a thorough investigation will give consideration to 'willful' as one possible explanation.
@miteco13 ай бұрын
@@zebonautsmith1541 lol, non pilot commentary = funny
@fredsalfa3 ай бұрын
How could someone with so much experience make a mistake like that?
@sblack483 ай бұрын
@@dahawk8574Misjudged might be a better word. You do have to calculate, or at least remember the correct combination of entry altitude and speed. The faster you go the more altitude you need for a given G. So if he was too fast or too low he was doomed. I doubt we will ever know.
@twoZJs2 ай бұрын
Just so glad he did not have anyone w/him. I mear judgement miss by just 50 yards. Sending peace to his close relatives&Corps Buddies. Bill, "Thanks for your full-hearted service".
@timheavrin22533 ай бұрын
RIP MG Anders. I remember Apollo 8 very well. I was only 8 years old then. Condolences to your family, Sir.
@user-lo6cf3df1x3 ай бұрын
That's why altitude is your friend.Unfortunately he misjudged not the first time a mustang did that
@jimw16153 ай бұрын
Bill wasn't flying the P-51 Mustang, however.
@asquare93162 ай бұрын
He was flying a T-34 Mentor.
@eViLxAnGeLx183 ай бұрын
Daaannnggggg...so tragic. RIP Good Sir (Gen. Bill Anders). ✝️🙏🏻🕯️ Thank you for so many years of service and dedication to our country. God Bless You! ❤ 🪖🎖️🇺🇲🌍👩🏻🚀🚀🌝
@sandrahall90333 ай бұрын
OMG sorry to hear that! My condolences and heart go out to Bill and his family. Rest in peace. God Bless from the Blue Sun!
@carlnash72003 ай бұрын
After Armstrong Anders was my favorite astronaut. Amazing family history.
@royalacity3 ай бұрын
Poor man. RIP Bill. ❤
@sblack483 ай бұрын
poor man? he went to the moon, changed the world and was still flying at 90. We should all be that "poor".
@monostripezebras3 ай бұрын
uhoh.. 90? that sounds a bit like someone knew his flight surgeon a bit too well.
@jonathanr28303 ай бұрын
My thoughts, prayers, and deepest condolences go to Major General Anders' family, loved ones, and friends. Rest in peace, Bill Anders. I remember watching in awe, as Apollo 8 orbited the Moon in 1968. I especially remember you and your fellow astronauts reading from The Holy Bible "from the Moon to the good Earth." That has stayed with me on my long and blessed journey through life. What wonders lie ahead!
@Korbeanos3 ай бұрын
its so sad that this had to happen and that it had to happen so close to me. i too live in anacortes
@ruthmichigander3 ай бұрын
Heartbreaking! My condolences to his family.
@theseventhgeneration69103 ай бұрын
He died doing what he loved. Now he's hanging out with the rest of his buddies and I'm sure that they are talking about the good ol' days. RIP rocket man. May your legacy remain forever.
@Retr0racin3 ай бұрын
Doing aerobatics at 90 years old idk about that.
@gs1100ed3 ай бұрын
I think you meant Acrobatics. Aerobics is a type of exercise.
@Retr0racin3 ай бұрын
@@gs1100ed lol thanks guess spell checker got me
@Vespyr_3 ай бұрын
@@gs1100ed No, he's actually right. _Aerobatics is the practice of flying maneuvers involving aircraft The term is a portmanteau of "aeroplane" and "acrobatics"_
@daviddou14082 ай бұрын
@@gs1100ed Acrobatics? Check yourself before you check others.
@gs1100ed2 ай бұрын
@@daviddou1408 thank you for shaming me! It feels fantastic. Hope YOU feel better now.
@afb9112 ай бұрын
R.I.P. your service is greatly appreciated
@oldguyofarizona86023 ай бұрын
Very sorry to hear this. Great man.
@quantummotion3 ай бұрын
Godspeed Bill. You made your country proud, gave humanity views it never dreamed of, and served your people well through the decades. Despite the tragedy of your last day, you did what you always loved to do, and thats fly. My sincerest condolences to the family as they mourn, but also celebrate his life.
@johnclutter44273 ай бұрын
Condolences to General Anders family and friends. Sad to see this. Soaring to the heavens and the far side of the moon on APOLLO 8 was a life lived to fullest. He died doing what he loved to do and on such a beautiful day once again soaring to the heavens for eternity.🙏🇺🇲
@texastedskol2 ай бұрын
RIP Sir.
@wsteele58643 ай бұрын
This reminds me of an accident in Lake Tahoe back in the early 90's. A guy named Don Beck and his passenger were doing aerobatics in Beck's Christian Eagle off the Burnt Cedar Beach in Incline Village NV. Beck started a loop with inadequate altitude and went in before he could finish the loop. His passenger was the Chief of the local fire department.
@bobshenk52343 ай бұрын
To all those complaining about age, hundreds of pilots at age 20, 30, 4 0, have had similar crashes, usually from misjugement of altitude. I guess they were too old also? And to the ones hinting at suicide, those go straight in, they don't come within inches of clearing the surface.
@450353 ай бұрын
Outstanding shipmate. Press on. USS Kitty Hawk CV-63. Jan 1980 to July 1983. As A Navy aircraft carrier sailor I thank you for your serves Sr.
@user-uy2vj5xe8l3 ай бұрын
Rest in peace and Godspeed. The Apollo eight crew were the star children from 2001:space odyssey
@jimdavis68332 ай бұрын
Which was one of the dumbest movies EVER.
@tangocharlie92912 ай бұрын
As a pilot… IF I’m still flying at 90, this is exactly how I want to go.
@Stratboy9993 ай бұрын
90yr old pilots performing aerobatics with high G's. What could possibly go wrong? Thank Christ he didn't have anyone else in the plane with him.
@JCT4423 ай бұрын
I have ultimate respect for all Mercury & Apollo astronauts. I'm not so sure a 90 year old man should be piloting an airplane solo... maybe not even a car these days.
@jimdavis68332 ай бұрын
My best friend's mother-in-law drove from Arkansas to Florida and back at 91 by herself. At 93 she was still shopping by herself. She died a week before turning 94.
@MichaelRainey-hr3cq2 ай бұрын
My condolences to the family . Please take heart in knowing he died doing what he loved , the visceral thrill of flying.
@Gulfstream650SP3 ай бұрын
Rest in peace 😢😢😢🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
@marlenepetoskey4873 ай бұрын
So sad, God bless him and his family. Also his fellow astronauts.😢
@hwh8883 ай бұрын
The most iconic photo of our Earth. I marvel every time I view it.
@paulbervid16103 ай бұрын
So sad
@sblack483 ай бұрын
really? did you think he was going to live forever? how many people get to 90? not many. And many linger on in dementia. He was healthy and vibrant right to the end. I'm not sad at all. I'm happy for his awesome life.
@paulbervid16103 ай бұрын
@@sblack48 the crash
@330capt3 ай бұрын
A firm salute and a job "well done", Bill! RIP. Condolences to all his friends and family members.
@mulukensand53703 ай бұрын
Rest in paradise! 🕊️May God bless you😢❤️🙏🏾
@jonanaimo3 ай бұрын
Very sad that Anders passed this way -- while engaging in what he loved to do. Will always remember that he was the one who gave us a new perspective of our planet.
@poppyrowland13853 ай бұрын
Oh no😢😢😢😢. No no no. How awful. Deep condolences to his family. Will be remembered also for that amazing first photo of the earth rising over the horizon of the moon. RIP.
@donpeters98493 ай бұрын
He knew exactly what he was doing. End of life decision.
@chuckaddison51343 ай бұрын
Maybe, maybe not. Heart attack, stroke, G forces at 90 years old, too slow reaction, misjudgement. We'll have to wait on the autopsy and probably the NTSB report.
@tymcfadden84963 ай бұрын
Oh I highly doubt that, he had a lot to live for. He just made a bad decision and executed a split s maneuver too low and couldn't recover the aircraft quickly enough.
@candicavasos48663 ай бұрын
My dad did something similar like that in 2020. But inside was his will and cash .
@tymcfadden84963 ай бұрын
@@chuckaddison5134 Looked to me like he was fighting it the whole way down, incapacitation would generally cause the plane to go straight in, he went in at less than 45degree down angle. I think he just miscalculated the altitude needed for a split S and ran out of room to pull out. Believe it or not it was caught on video... you can watch from when he went inverted all the way to the impact and it really looks like he was fighting for it the whole way.
@donpeters98493 ай бұрын
@@tymcfadden8496 So he forgot how to fly?
@lajoswinkler3 ай бұрын
I hope his grieving family will find some solace in the fact that he has died doing what he loved, flying. May he rest in peace.
@deweysturgill62203 ай бұрын
God Bless, and God Speed sir. Your wings are now eternal. Thank you for your service to our nation.
@user-wy9xc6mi6q3 ай бұрын
❤❤❤ live your life, ❤❤❤ plan to fly, dangers, ❤
@flyingfortressrc17943 ай бұрын
RIP Hero.
@RHMEs-kg4iu3 ай бұрын
A sad day for the family but you have to ask should a 90 year old pilot be doing high G maneuvers astronaut or not!
@sblack483 ай бұрын
You have to pass a class 3 medical to fly a private aircraft. If you can do that you can do what you want. How could they possibly establish an age limitation? Everyone is different. Everyone's genetics and physical fitness is different. Everyone's cognitive decline is different. Everyone's basic G tolerance is different. Do you want to go and arbitrarily tell all 70 yr olds they can't do a loop? That's ridiculous. You don't know anything about him and you probably also don't know anything about aviation medicine and you don't know what caused the crash so your opinion isn't worth much.
@washburnb13 ай бұрын
I wonder if it was a structural failure. Would he have done that maneuver that low altitude? Perhaps aileron or rudder controls? RIP
@hopelessnerd66773 ай бұрын
The most famous photographer in human history.
@vrosi19633 ай бұрын
rip sir
@StewieGriffin5052 ай бұрын
Medical event? Why would an experienced pilot do this?
@fredsalfa3 ай бұрын
I wonder what happened to him? Why did the accident happen?
@carolecampbell88132 ай бұрын
How about he was 90, had had a hip replacement, and mistakes happen unfortunately sometimes even to the best.
@everythingvideos242 ай бұрын
Even I know doing loops and rolls being at a low alltitude isn't a good idea.
@dennisstoesz3 ай бұрын
I remember Apollo 8 flight .God's speed Bill Anders !
@edcew82362 ай бұрын
Your imprecise language detracts from your reputation
@cwpclass433 ай бұрын
For Jerry The History Buff
@AaronBernstein-pw2me3 ай бұрын
RIP
@DanielSmith-lv5ed3 ай бұрын
How would it look like special effects if u seen it in real life?
@francinecorry6332 ай бұрын
Practicing low level aerobatics at 93yrs old is probably not a good idea nor Dr. approved.T&P to family.
Did he G-lock or have some other medical event? We all have to go sometime, and he was doing what he loved and likely would not have suffered. Salute!
@rollingstopp3 ай бұрын
he almost made that Loop
@godfreycarmichael3 ай бұрын
He outlived Madalyn Murray O'Hair by 29 years.
@D-Boss-19583 ай бұрын
Rest in Pieces Bill
@ldebrobander3 ай бұрын
Its tragic, and my sympathy goes out to his family. Pardon the pun, but lets not fly in the face of common sense. At 90, the risk of becoming disoriented or having a medical emergency is very high! It is so much safer to have a co-pilot in the cockpit with you, at any age. I will be very interested in the autopsy results when they are released.
@giancarlomaster25352 ай бұрын
Falla mecánica
@proudamerican36512 ай бұрын
Bill Anders was one of the first three "MEN"........ not humans. Bill Anders was a "MAN"""... Dont get it twisted.
@66jediknight3 ай бұрын
looks like human error
@hansoll51263 ай бұрын
We need term limits in congress and age limits for pilots. 90 years old are you kidding me? He could have hurt people on the lake.
@karengambrell31223 ай бұрын
It's the Salish sea.
@MrTruthing3 ай бұрын
Very sad indeed! I pray for his family and praise God for what he allowed Bill Anders to see and do!
@aimlessphotographer2 ай бұрын
Someone of 90 years shouldn’t even be allowed to be flying a plane.
@tomtom63193 ай бұрын
90 years old. Nobody should be piloting a plane alone at 90 years old.
@ldebrobander3 ай бұрын
Spot on, TomTom!
@christopheronwuka67933 ай бұрын
He is allowed to fly a plane at the age of 90??
@daleferber20963 ай бұрын
Hey Chuck Yeager was flying at 90 !!
@ArizonaAirspace3 ай бұрын
You have to questions the mental stability of a 90 year old flying aerobatic maneuvers. Frankly I’m surprised he can even pass the flight physical at that age. Most people can’t even drive at that age, let alone fly an airplane.
@robertsole99703 ай бұрын
Who said he passed it.
@ArizonaAirspace3 ай бұрын
@@robertsole9970 If he didn’t have his medical then he was flying ILLEGALLY. And that airport manager and the local FAA FASDO manager should be investigated. You’d think someone as famous as he is, the FAA would check to see if he has the Pilot Medical. A 90 year old has no business flying aerobatics, alone, regardless of whether he was a former astronaut or not.
@robertsole99703 ай бұрын
@@ArizonaAirspace perhaps, but as an astronaut and hero, nobody was going to tell him he’s grounded. It’s his plane at his facility, pretty sure he could go fire up his planes and do what he wanted.
@bobharrison76932 ай бұрын
@@ArizonaAirspaceWhere do you get the idea that he didn't have a valid medical? The airport manager has zero responsibility or authority to confirm pilot qualifications. The FAA FSDO manager has far more on his plate than confirming pilot credentials beyond routine ramp checks. Having given a Flight Review to Bill's son, Allan, I can attest to the fact Bill Anders' operation at Skagit Airport is most professional and by-the-book.
@ArizonaAirspace2 ай бұрын
@@bobharrison7693 You need to learn to read, old man. Had you taken the time to read, you would have caught the fact that I wrote I am surprised that he can even pass the physical. You need to chill out before getting your panties in a wad.
@glennwhitehead64843 ай бұрын
Why was a 90 year old allowed to be piloting a plane in the first place? We all know he's a great guy but there is a limit. Looks like the plane dropped like a stone, was he dead at the controls??
@daleferber20963 ай бұрын
I could not think of a better way to go out. Dale Snodgrass went out that way Don't worry Bill, Al Shephard and John Glenn are on your wing
@ldebrobander3 ай бұрын
I sure can!
@daleferber20963 ай бұрын
@@ldebrobander Oh sure it would be so much better for a fighter pilot and an astronaut to go out with dementia or after having been in an ICU and on life support for a month
@humbertovaldivieso51713 ай бұрын
thats THE WAY TO GO ! 90 years old doing acro in a P-51. VALHALLA ! I AM COMING !
@GH-oi2jf3 ай бұрын
Not a P-51.
@asquare93162 ай бұрын
He was flying Val-Halla when he crashed. He was flying a T-34 Mentor. He had stopped flying the P-51some time ago. Listen to the video.
@lisah.073 ай бұрын
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🇺🇲♥️
@user-kf5kq3bx2c3 ай бұрын
🇺🇸😇🙏🕊️👍🦅💪
@WorldOfWonder663 ай бұрын
Was he about to tell something they wanted to keep quiet? Something doesn't seem right here. RIP my heart goes out to the family
@theboringchannel20273 ай бұрын
maybe the space lasers got him, or maybe he miscaluted the height of his aircraft before starting his move.
@email46643 ай бұрын
Perhaps he crashed
@Peter-gi3re3 ай бұрын
Really…… straight away someone has to go to a conspiracy theory. The man was 90 years old and tried to perform a difficult maneuver….. and unfortunately he failed. Leave it at that.
@josephdonovan76403 ай бұрын
Gods speed.
@peterjones46212 ай бұрын
Very sad, flying at 90 years old I have to question. I've said it before, stay OUT of small planes, they are death traps. I will NEVER fly in one ever again, I'm surprised I did as a young man, temporary insanity I guess. Rest in peace Bill, I wish you'd stayed out of those small planes.
@203207ab3 ай бұрын
has about the same strength and stamina of joe biden.
@reecom98843 ай бұрын
Doing aerobatics in a plane with only cables to the control the plane’s control surfaces is hard enough to control for an able bodied person if the plane got out of control, but for a 90 year old it would be almost impossible to manhandle the controls! It looked like he was fighting the controls to the end and almost succeeded in pulling the nose of the plane up.
@michaelsteiger85093 ай бұрын
Total BS. I fly all types of planes. Cables, Fly by wire, hydraulic and push pull tubes. Control loading is there. It would never be certified to fly if it became to heavy at normal,operating speeds…. Most acro planes are cable or push pull tubes.. I own some.
@reecom98843 ай бұрын
@@michaelsteiger8509 "Muscles lose 10% to 15% of their size and strength every year after age 50, particularly in those who are inactive. This condition, known as sarcopenia, rapidly progresses in people over 65 who may lose as much as 50% to 80% of their lower body strength over time..." 18 Sep 2021 Mayo Clinic News. Unless he was doing extensive muscle training to restore loss muscle mass due to age, his strength at 90 years old would have been greatly reduced.
@reecom98843 ай бұрын
@@michaelsteiger8509 He was in a nose dive which greatly increases the aerodynamic forces on the control surfaces of the plane!
@JohnDoe-zz3hj3 ай бұрын
suicide liars have a harder time as they age. The complexity of guilt grows over time. He nose dived into the water, The suicide was recorded on video
@pantaloonsxD3 ай бұрын
Where was the GI Jetpack he needed.
@TheMichaelBeck3 ай бұрын
You have an evil soul. Karma is coming.
@buzz59693 ай бұрын
Perhaps Doing loopy loos at 90 aint a good thing…. RIP
@briangarrett65103 ай бұрын
Stanley Kubrick filmed the moon landing in Nevada
@lookylook5703 ай бұрын
And you don’t really exist…..
@carolecampbell88132 ай бұрын
Sorry but he was too old to drive or pilot a plane. However, he was alone so no one else lost their life so I say he went out doing what he truly loved. I can think of many other ways to go that aren't so great as this but he loved it and I'd say knew the risk he was taking at his age. I pray he didn't realize when the end was inevitable, only happy to be flying.
@Wonder-nl7qd3 ай бұрын
He prolly past out ! He was 90 years old ! Rip old man
@jasonwhite10693 ай бұрын
Prolly? What the hell does "prolly" mean?
@hansoll51263 ай бұрын
@@jasonwhite1069 probably probably
@Wonder-nl7qd3 ай бұрын
@@jasonwhite1069 u must be " old"
@miteco13 ай бұрын
@@Wonder-nl7qd he prolly passed out when he pulled a gajillion G's bc he got a woody n'all the blood went to his second head so his first head passed out.