★★★ Memorial Monday ★★★
LT Matthew Colombo, USN '82 was lost on June 18, 1987 when his F-14A Tomcat crashed in North Carolina while practicing for an airshow. He was the Radar Intercept Officer; the pilot, LT William Davidson '81 was also lost. They were both members of Fighter Squadron (VF) 33.
Matthew was a native of Aurora, Ohio. He earned his wings in August 1983 and had logged over 900 hours of flight time and more than 200 carrier landings.
He was survived by his fiancée -- they were to be married on July 11th -- his parents, four brothers, and two sisters.
To Honor! ⚓
https://usnamemorialhall.org/index.php/MATTHEW_J._COLOMBO,_LT,_USN