A fighter jet belonging to the United States Navy demonstration team, the Blue Angels, has crashed while flying during a practice run near Smyrna, Tennessee Thursday afternoon — according to numerous reports.
No ties to the previous day’s Thunderbird crash near Colorado Springs have been made, and it doesn’t seem to be related whatsoever.
The condition of the pilot is still a mystery.
BREAKING: US Navy Blue Angel jet has crashed in Smyrna while undergoing a practice run. pic.twitter.com/RyLxPHZyBS
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UPDATE: It’s with heavy hearts that we report that the Blue Angel pilot was killed in the crash Thursday in Smyrna.
The deceased is United States Marine Capt. Jeff Kuss, a married father of two from Durango, Colorado.
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Family: Blue Angels pilot killed in crash dreamed of flying https://t.co/4oHJysN1HV pic.twitter.com/XJRfg9nVLQ
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