Jets from the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels crash on same day [feedly]

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Jets from the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels crash on same day
// The Verge



Jets from both the US Air Force's Thunderbirds and Navy's Blue Angels aerobatics demonstration teams have crashed in the same day. The Blue Angels were practicing ahead of performances in Smyrna, Tennessee this weekend; the Thunderbirds had just finished flying at the Air Force Academy's commencement ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

#BREAKING Photo of crashed Thunderbird in Colorado Springs; pilot ejected, is OK https://t.co/btxLsHISLA pic.twitter.com/Q08ffCZKXh

— Barrett Tryon KKTV (@btryn) June 2, 2016

The pilot of the Thunderbirds aircraft — an F-16 fighter jet — was able to eject and parachute to safety, reportedly unharmed, according to KKTV. The fate of the Blue Angels pilot, flying an F/A-18, is unknown at this time.

PHOTOS: Reports of Blue Angels jet crashes in Smyrna. pic.twitter.com/77iUz9WBPc

— NewsChannel 5 (@NC5) June 2, 2016

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