Navy Times: Blue Angel jet crashes after take-off in Tennessee
An F/A-18 Super Hornet with the Navy's elite demonstration squadron crashed shortly after take-off Thursday, as its wreckage erupted in flames near a residential neighborhood, according to officials and local media reports.
Navy spokesman Cmdr. Mike Kafka confirmed the Navy is investigating a report of a Blue Angels F-18 crash near Nashville, Tennessee, where the team was practicing for an air show this weekend.
The pilot's identity has not been publicly released. The local fire chief said his dispatcher was told that one person was killed, The Tennessean newspaper reports.
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WNU Editor: Two different jets at two differnt venues crashing on the same day .... talk about weird coincidences .... Two military planes go down in unrelated incidents (USA Today).
More News On Today's Fighter Jet Crashes
Pilot killed after US Navy Blue Angels jet crashes in Tennessee -- FOX News
Navy Blue Angels Jet Crashes in Tennessee, Killing Pilot -- AP
Pilot Dead After Blue Angel Jet Crashes in Tennessee -- Popular Mechanics
Blue Angels Navy Pilot Dies After Crash During Training Near Nashville -- NPR
In bizarre coincidence, a Blue Angels F-18 and a Thunderbirds F-16 crash on same day -- Washington Post
Blue Angels jet, Thunderbird F-16 crash in separate incidents -- CNN
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The blue angels don't fly super hornets
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