Frank Ch. Eigler wrote:
Dudley Henriques writes:

The following information came in to me by back channel [...]
[...] The demonstration air race was completed and the five
aircraft were in the process of landing separately, and not in
formation, on runway 36.

Does that make sense though? It sounds like the two planes were very
close already on final, and the trailing pilot ought to have seen the
one just ahead.

Wasn't there a functioning tower to wave them off or fire some red flares
when the second one crept up on the one rounding out?

George Z.