| Brad Morehouse flew his L-39 into the aviation history | | | | turbulence was too much for the aircraft to stay |
| books and he flew as if flying was all that mattered. | | | | aloft and that ended the life of a true aviation air |
| Brad lived his life on the edge when racing and lived | | | | racer and enthusiast, lover of life and jet air race |
| every minute of it to extreme. He and his team, air | | | | pilot. |
| race "Jet Class" team aimed to be the top contender | | | | Brad was from Wyoming and loved to fly, his race |
| at the 2007 Reno Air Races, unfortunately as in all | | | | team had worked hard to prepare for the race and |
| high risk sports complications had arisen when a jet | | | | was no longer novice to the Reno Air Races. Brad |
| crossed his path and he flew the jet wash at an | | | | was well-known in aviation circles from Oshkosh |
| incredible speed. | | | | Wisconsin to Reno, Nevada. It was a sad day at the |
| His aircraft rolled right and left as he attempted to | | | | 2007 Reno Air Races and the Jet Races are |
| recover, and for a split second it appeared he had | | | | spectacular to watch, although after that it did not |
| leveled the wings and recovered and then the | | | | seem quite as worthwhile, as aviation lost one of its |
| aircraft pitched down to the left, departed from flight | | | | own. What a truly wonderful individual he was, but |
| and hit the desert turf at near top racing speed; 400 | | | | aviation history will not forget him. |
| to 500 knots, he was killed instantly. The wake | | | | |