![]() When the battles are over, and the wars have been won. He'd nod his old head, and grin ear to earĪnd say, "Welcome, my Son, I'm proud that you're here!įor this is the place where true flyers come You had not seen in years, though he'd taught you to fly. Who would buy you a drink, if your thirst should be bad,Īnd relate to the others, "He was quite a good lad!"Īnd there, through the mist, you'd spot an old guy Where you'd see all the fellows who'd 'flown west' before,Īnd they'd call out your name, as you came through the door, Where the whiskey is old, and the women are young,Īnd songs about flying and dying are sung. When their wings become heavy, when their airspeed gets low, There must be a place where old pilots go, 'Snort' Snodgrass CAPT USN (Ret.) a celebrated naval officer and aviator for 27 years, talented demonstration pilot, and dedicated chief pilot died tragically in his SIAI-Marchetti taking. ![]() ![]() Where they like to sing loud, and love a good joke.Īnd feel safe and secure by the men she would know. Just a quaint little place, kind of dark, full of smoke, Born in 1949, Captain Dale Snort Snodgrass, left this world at the age of 72 doing what he really liked to do and what he most enjoyed in his life Flying. Nor a management-type would e'ler be caught dead! Where pilots can go when they have to die.Ī place where a guy could buy a cold beerįor a friend and a comrade whose memory is dear.Ī place where no doctor or lawyer could tread, I hope there's a place, way up in the sky He will be greatly missed by the F-14 Tomcat community, his air show family, and most of all, his family and friends.Nickle in the grass Snort. The legendary F-14 Tomcat pilot, and famed air show performer was lost while doing what he loved most. Sadly, On July 24th 2021, Dale “Snort” Snodgrass flew west. Snort went on to fly over 800 airshows in all types of aircraft performing his signature extreem low passes in the P-51 Mustang, MiG 15, MiG 17, P-40, T-6, L-39 and the F-86 Sabre thrilling audiences around North America for over 20 consecutive years. Snodgrass was also a former Top Gun instructor, Fighter Pilot of the Year in 1985, and in 1986, Snort was recognized by Grumman as "TopCat of the Year"Īfter 26 years of proud service, Dale retired form the US Navy, and jumped into the airshow industry that he had gown to love during his time as the longest running F-14 Demo pilot. Snort became nothing short of legendary as an F-14 pilot with over 4,800 hours of F-14 time, making him the aviator with more hours in a Tomcat than anyone else in history, including over 1,200 carrier landings. Dale started out as a young flight school graduate, becoming the youngest Nugget to carrier Qual for both Day and Night.
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