The Life and Death of Arthur “Bud” Holland
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | RSS | More
On June 24, 1994, Bud Holland crashed one of the biggest, most powerful aircraft ever built in the history of mankind, sending up a fireball that darkened the sky, leaving his kids fatherless and his wife a widow…and taking three members of his flight crew with him. Some people call it a tragic culmination of circumstances that took the life of one of our country’s bravest. Many others call it an inevitable disaster caused by a murderer bent on self destruction. Was Bud Holland an American hero? Or an arrogant hot-stick? Strong words, and strong feelings – even decades later, as you’ll see from some of the comments – and we look at all of them in this episode of Washington Our Home.
i am actually related to one of the men who got killed in the crash
Horrendous Holland, a murderer of men.
Fascinating and tragic story all around. Would be interested in learning more about the friends in high places that protected him and if they ever suffered repercussions, albeit quietly, in the aftermath and investigation. Also would like to know more about his career prior to coming to Fairchild to see if there were patterns there.
Ah, I suppose that makes sense. Thanks Turk! By the way, I love your e-mail address throwback to that old movie, Turk 182!
The reason he flew with him is that someone had to if he was going to fly. If grounding him had been overruled, the only way to avoid having some other pilot be required to fly with him is to put himself in the seat instead.