The cause of the crash is unknown at this time. More info to follow as it becomes available.
— Thunderbirds (@AFThunderbirds) June 2, 2016
President Obama delivered the commencement address at the Air Force Academy graduation today, which included an awesome flyover by the Thunderbirds:
One of the final #Thunderbird flyovers at Air Force Academy graduation before reported crash pic.twitter.com/IyYbOz0hZ7
— John Frank ☀️ (@ByJohnFrank) June 2, 2016
There was a scary moment after the flyover when one of the jets had a problem which forced the pilot to eject before the plane crashed into the ground:
Thunderbird crashes after Air Force commencement where @POTUS spoke today https://t.co/YEXV5V0Py3
— Christi Parsons (@cparsons) June 2, 2016
BREAKING: Air Force: Thunderbird jet crashes after flyover of academy commencement attended by Obama. via @AP
— ArmyTimes (@ArmyTimes) June 2, 2016
UPDATE: The crash victim has been reported to be Thunderbird #6, Opposing Solo Major Alex Turner. Again, he's okay. pic.twitter.com/bE7OfsmBWi
— Airshow News (@NewsAirshow) June 2, 2016
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#BREAKING Photos of pilot ejecting before Thunderbird crash in Colorado Springs; pilot OK https://t.co/btxLsHrhU2 pic.twitter.com/RG63hVzkrT
— Barrett Tryon (@btreports) June 2, 2016
BREAKING- thunderbird goes down after AFA graduation pic.twitter.com/mGAzPkkVdr
— Bonnie Silkman KPTV (@BonnieSilkman) June 2, 2016
Fortunately the pilot is OK and nobody was hurt on the ground:
No one was hurt on the ground and here is no hazard to the public.
— Thunderbirds (@AFThunderbirds) June 2, 2016
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