The Thunderbirds issued a statement cancelling this weekend’s performance at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico. Thankfully, eh was not hurt. The Wings of Blue parachute team, a B-2 stealth bomber, an F/A-18 U.S. Navy Super Hornet fighter jet and other attractions are planned.
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Obama met with the pilot after the crash and thanked him for his service.
Early reports are that the pilot ejected and is okay.
The Air Force identified the pilot as Maj. Nobody on the ground was injured during the crash, officials said on Twitter.
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. “I ran outside. Three or four degrees to the left and that jet would have hit our house”.
OC Air Show officials say the show will go on as planned, despite the crash in Colorado.
“I started booking straight for the aircraft”, Rodriguez said.
Despite the indefinite grounding of the Thunderbirds, organizers for the Ocean City Air Show are still moving forward regardless of whether the U.S. Air Force squad will be there.
By then, first responders from Petersen and Colorado Springs were arriving on the scene, he said.
Major Alex Turner, the opposing solo pilot for the Thunderbird 6, safely ejected from his F-16C on Thursday and is in good condition, according to the team.
The accident occurred about six miles (nine kilometers) from Peterson Air Force Base.
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Kennedy, who now flies in air shows, said the demonstration teams let the military say, “We’re here to defend you and we just want to show you”.
