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| Navy: Pilot of Blue Angel jet died in crash in Smyrna, TN |
| 2016-06-03 |
| WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Blue Angels F/A-18 fighter jet crashed Thursday near Nashville, Tennessee, where the team is scheduled to perform at an air show this weekend, the Navy said. There are no details yet on whether the pilot was injured in the crash. The Blue Angels were practicing for the show. This is the second fighter jet crash of the day for the military’s elite fighter jet performance teams. A member of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds crashed in Colorado following a flyover for the Air Force Academy graduation where President Barack Obama spoke. That pilot ejected safely into a field. People near the crash site told The Tennessean newspaper that they heard a huge explosion and saw a massive plume of smoke when the plane went down. Jennifer Elliott, who had been watching the jets practice before going inside her house, said everything shook. "It sounded like car crashed into my house," she said. Rebecca Durand told the newspaper she thought the jet was performing a stunt when she saw its nose come straight down. "Instead, I just saw this big orange explosion," she said. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #3 Amen, Billy |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-06-03 20:59 |
| #2 RIP Marine. |
| Posted by: Bangkok Billy 2016-06-03 20:27 |
| #1 Colorado can't keep out of the news these days. The Blue Angels pilot that was killed yesterday was from the state: SMYRNA, Tenn. - KRDO NewsChannel 13 has learned that a Blue Angels pilot who died in a crash in Tennessee was from Colorado. A U.S. official says the pilot was identified as Marine Capt. Jeff Kuss, 32. The official was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. Kuss is from Durango, which is in the southwestern corner of the state. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2016-06-03 15:11 |