On Apr. 24, 1988 at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) El Toro during air show, Marine Corps pilot Col. Jerry Cadick crashed while performing one of his maneuvers. Col Cadick incredibly survived a 75G force impact with serious injuries to his entire body. He made the comment after the crash, “The only thing I didn’t break was my earlobes”. Col Cadick was medically retired from the Marines and eventually learned to walk again and eventually fly. Unfortunately Col Jerry Cadick passed away in 2015 at

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