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Air Force: Thunderbird jet crashes after flyover of academy commencement attended by Obama
fox news ^ | June 02, 2016

Posted on 06/02/2016 12:49:02 PM PDT by BenLurkin

Thunderbird jet crashed Thursday after a flyover of the academy's commencement, which was attended by President Obama, the US Air Force said.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: aerospace; f16; fubo; jinx; obama; planecrash; thunderbirds; usaf; usafa
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1 posted on 06/02/2016 12:49:02 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

G-damn shame.


2 posted on 06/02/2016 12:50:20 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: BenLurkin

Well, obunhole is still walking, so I’d say the pilot missed.


3 posted on 06/02/2016 12:50:55 PM PDT by dware (I don't care what bathroom they use, as long as it's in the nuthouse, where they belong)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Pilot ejected, so they say.


4 posted on 06/02/2016 12:51:48 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: BenLurkin

All obvious joking aside...that sucks.

Pilot condition?


5 posted on 06/02/2016 12:51:56 PM PDT by mad puppy (E PLURIBUS UNUM)
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To: BenLurkin

More detail:

http://gazette.com/thunderbirds-jet-crashes-near-colorado-springs/article/1577424


6 posted on 06/02/2016 12:52:54 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: BenLurkin
That would apparently be this flyover...


7 posted on 06/02/2016 12:53:03 PM PDT by alancarp (George Orwell was an optimist.)
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To: mad puppy

No word yet other than he bailed out.


8 posted on 06/02/2016 12:53:58 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: alancarp

SAD.


9 posted on 06/02/2016 12:54:09 PM PDT by Ann Archy (ABORTION....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Ann Archy
Amazing. It still seems to be in one piece.


10 posted on 06/02/2016 12:55:32 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: BenLurkin

When you only have one engine it’s hard to switch to your backup.


11 posted on 06/02/2016 12:56:17 PM PDT by Donglalinger
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To: BenLurkin

on FoxNews they just reported that pilot is ok with “very minor” injuries


12 posted on 06/02/2016 12:57:14 PM PDT by Enchante (Shrillary Clinton: Hamas puts its rockets and ammo in schools and hospitals because Gaza is small)
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To: smokingfrog

WOWIE!!!


13 posted on 06/02/2016 12:57:21 PM PDT by Ann Archy (ABORTION....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: BenLurkin

The kiss of death. That whole class is cursed.


14 posted on 06/02/2016 12:57:50 PM PDT by ryan71 (Bibles, Beans and Bullets)
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To: smokingfrog

looks like a frame from Capricorn One !


15 posted on 06/02/2016 12:57:59 PM PDT by George from New England (escaped CT in 2006, now living north of Tampa)
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To: BenLurkin

Committed suicide out of shame.


16 posted on 06/02/2016 12:59:54 PM PDT by Eagles6 ( Valley Forge Redux. If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us then who?)
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To: smokingfrog
Pilot ejected, so they say.

Great news.

17 posted on 06/02/2016 1:06:45 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: BenLurkin

What a perfect symbol of the Obama military.

Pray America wakes


18 posted on 06/02/2016 1:09:18 PM PDT by bray (Trump/Palin 2016)
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To: BenLurkin

Reported engine failure.


19 posted on 06/02/2016 1:10:56 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: ryan71
The kiss of death. That whole class is cursed.

Yes, but at least they'll be in touch with their feelings and have a safe space and stress cards in the new military.

20 posted on 06/02/2016 1:11:53 PM PDT by DCBryan1 (No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!)
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