Audio of firefighter personnel and accompanying photos show a four-minute response time to airshow performer Eddie Andreini's fatal crash at Travis Air Force Base in May, according to avideo (below)released by a lawyer for the pilot's family. Mike Danko also alleged in an online statement Monday that Air Force officials were "confused" over where fire and rescue trucks could be stationed at the California base.Citing the Air Force Thunderbirds' airshow manual, he said fire and rescue trucks should have been stationed closer to the performers. "They mistakenly believed regulations prohibited them from stationing fire trucks near show center. So instead, the Air Force positioned the fire trucks more than a mile and a half away," Danko said. Andreini's modified Stearman crashed inverted on a runway during a cut-the-ribbon attempt during the Thunder Over Solano Air Show. The pilot's family is suing the Air Force, claiming slow response to the post-crash fire is to blame for his death.
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