(AP) – An Air Force Thunderbird jet crashed Thursday in Colorado just after a flyover at a graduation ceremony for Air Force Academy cadets where President Barack Obama had spoken.
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A Thunderbird crashed outside Colorado Springs just after the performance attended by President Obama on Thursday.
The U.S. Air Combat Command says the pilot ejected and is walking around unhurt.
The cause of the crash is now unknown.
Turner had to make multiple decisions in a moment. The jet skidded a few hundred yards across a grassy field, leaving a smudgy, gray mark before coming to rest on its belly.
However, there has been no change to their scheduled performance at the Rhode Island National Guard Open House on June 11-12 or for their performance at the OC Air Show on June 18-19.
“I don’t know that the US military necessarily needs to sell itself to the general population”, he said. “I heard a ticking noise that indicated something was still running and I backed off”. “The solo pilots integrate their own loud and proud routine, exhibiting some of the maximum capabilities of the F-16 Fighting Falcon – the Air Force’s premier multi-role fighter jet”.
The aerial demonstration teams have crashed dozens of times in their long histories.
We will keep you updated on Air Show details as they come into our newsroom. No one was injured in that accident at Chicago Air and Water Show, but the carbon fiber object fell into Lake Michigan, roughly 2,500 feet from where spectators had gathered to watch the show.
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– August 2005: No one was hurt when two Thunderbird jets made contact while flying in formation, and a missile rail was dislodged. Units from Peterson Air Force Base responded to the scene along with local police and fire officials, according to a Tweet. The pilot, Maj. Alex Turner from Chelmsford, safely ejected.
