AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — President Barack Obama met with the pilot of a U.S. Air Force Thunderbird jet shortly after the plane crashed following a flyover at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Another view of the downed thunderbird from David. Looks like it's in good shape. pic.twitter.com/ijni7KTQ8N
— KRDO13 (@KRDO_13) June 2, 2016
White House spokesman Josh Earnest says the president thanked the pilot for his service and expressed his relief that he wasn’t seriously injured. The pilot safely ejected.
The F-16 crashed in a field near Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs just after ceremonies at the nearby academy where Obama delivered the commencement address.
Authorities say no one on the ground was injured.
One of the final #Thunderbird flyovers at Air Force Academy graduation before reported crash pic.twitter.com/IyYbOz0hZ7
— John Frank (@ByJohnFrank) June 2, 2016
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