Warnings Unheeded: Twin Tragedies at Fairchild Air Force Base

Mass murder and military aviation disaster. One community's experience with two fatal tragedies that occurred suddenly... but not without warning.

On 20 June 1994, a vengeance-seeking gunman opened fire in an Air Force hospital. Despite warnings from his roommates and co-workers. Despite the efforts of mental-health doctors. A sociopath had slipped through the cracks.

Four days after the shooting, a B-52 bomber crashed during an air-show practice flight. Aviators had complained about the rogu...