Crime & Safety
Blue Angels Pilot Dead After Tennessee Crash
The crash happened almost at the same time that a Thunderbird crashed in Colorado.
A U.S. Navy Blue Angels pilot is dead after his plane crashed Thursday afternoon near Nashville, Tennessee, a Navy spokeswoman confirmed.
He was identified as USMC CAPT Jeff Kuss.
The crash happened around the same time that a Thunderbirds jet crashed in Colorado Springs. The pilot in that crash survived.
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The Blue Angels plane crashed at about 4 p.m. Eastern time, the U.S. Navy said on Twitter. The plane was taking off when the crash occurred, according to a Navy press release.
The flight demonstration squad cancelled its planned Middle Tennessee show this weekend, WSMV reported.
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We lost one of our finest today in in Blue Angels crash, USMC CAPT Jeff Kuss. Prayers and love to his family MM pic.twitter.com/c1AQBFxN3B
— Melissa Melendez (@asmMelendez) June 2, 2016
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