Blue Angels pilot's body flown home

SMYRNA, Tenn. (AP) - The body of an elite fighter jet pilot who was killed in a crash near Nashville Thursday has been flown home.The Tennessean reports that a Navy C-130 "Fat Albert" plane flew out of Smyrna Saturday morning with the body of Capt. Jeff Kuss. People braved the rain, some carrying American flags, others wiping tears away as a police procession guided a white hearse from

Body of Navy Blue Angels Capt. Jeff Kuss flown home

The body of Navy Blue Angels Marine Capt. Jeff Kuss was flown out of Smyrna about 11:40 a.m. Saturday on a Navy C-130 plane.More than a dozen police cars and official vehicles guided a white hearse from Murfreesboro into Smyrna before Kuss' body was loaded onto the plane. People braved the rain and lined Murfreesboro Road, waving American flags and wiping tears as the procession passed."I just

Northern Michigan feels loss of U.S. Navy Blue Angels Pilot

Northern Michigan feels loss of U.S. Navy Blue Angels Pilot

GRAND TRAVERSE CO., Mi. (WPBN/WGTU) — Much of the country is still in shock after a U.S. Navy Blue Angels Pilot was killed in a crash not far from Nashville Thursday.While it doesn't appear Captain Jeff Kuss flew in Traverse City during the last National Cherry Festival Air Show in 2014, his death has impacted many people in northern

Blue Angels, Pensacola Mourn Loss Of #6 Aviator

Flags are at half-staff in and around Pensacola, as the city joins in the mourning for the first Blue Angel pilot to die in a crash in nine years. Marine Captain Jeff Kuss died Thursday when his Number-6 FA-18 Hornet crashed just after takeoff during an afternoon practice session from the Smyrna, Tennessee airport near Nashville.The other five pilots landed safely, and returned to NAS Pensacola

OC Air Show to go on despite Thunderbird, Blue Angels crashes

OCEAN CITY, Md. —Despite two
unrelated crashes involving U.S. Air Force and Navy pilots, the Ocean
City Air Show will go on as planned, Ocean City Air Show officials
announced Friday.An Air Force Thunderbird jet crash in a field
Thursday outside Petersen Air Force Base in Colorado following their
flyover for the Air Force Academy graduation, causing the team to
temporarily stand down for

U.S. Navy identifies Blue Angel pilot who died in crash

Marine Capt. Jeff Kuss, 30, of Durango,
Colorado, U.S. part of the Navy Fight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue
Angels, is pictured in Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South
Carolina, U.S. in this July 30, 2014 handout photo. Cpl. John
Wilkes/U.S. Marines/Handout via...





The pilot from the

Marine Pilot of a U.S. Navy Blue Angels Fighter Jet Killed in Crash During Practice Session

A pilot was killed in the fiery crash of a Blue Angels jet Thursday during what was supposed to be a routine practice session for an upcoming air show.

The U.S. Navy’s elite demonstration squadron was rehearsing its
jaw-dropping formations when the pilot, identified as USMC Capt. Jeff
Kuss from Durango, Colorado, crashed into a residential area in Smyrna,
Georgia. There were no reports of

Blue Angels performance canceled, but Syracuse airshow to go on as scheduled

Karese and Joseph Lamattina participate in a moment of silence for Blue Angel pilot Marine Capt. Jeff Kuss at Lee Victory Recreational Area in Smyrna, Tenn., after Cuss crashed his fighter jet practicing for the Smyrna Air Show Thursday June 2, 2016



Smyrna residents create a memorial for Blue Angel pilot Marine Capt. Jeff Kuss at Lee Victory Recreational Area Thursday June 2,

Blue Angels: Fallen pilot honored near Smyrna crash site

An outpouring of sympathy continues to flow this morning following the tragic death of a U.S. Navy Blue Angel pilot, whose jet crashed Thursday while preparing for the Great Tennessee Airshow.


In Smyrna, residents lit their front porches up overnight with blue lights in honor of the pilot on the heels of a late Thursday night vigil
attended by hundreds of somber locals. Pilot Marine Capt.

Blue Angels suspend flying after fatal crash

Thursday's
crash in Tennessee killed Marine Capt. Jeff Kuss. Kuss was flying as
the opposing solo pilot May 14 when he performed this maneuver, known as
a "Low Transition/Split S on Takeoff" at the Spirit of St. Louis Air
Show.

Following a rare, fatal crash during a practice flight Thursday, the Navy's elite flight demonstration squadron has canceled its appearance at the Great Tennessee

Late Blue Angels pilot was living his dream before crash

Capt. Jeff Kuss in 2015

The famed Blue Angels will not fly this weekend at The Great Tennessee Air Show after a deadly accident on Thursday.

The first Blue Angels crash in nearly a decade, the jet went down and
exploded in a huge fireball during a practice run in Tennessee. The
pilot, Marine Capt. Jeff Kuss, was killed. He was just 32 years old.

When I met Capt. Kuss last spring,
it was

Former Thunderbirds Commander Reflects on Thunderbirds and Blue Angels Crashes

U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly in a delta formation over Pensacola, Florida

There are only a handful of organizations whose sole mission is to
travel across the United States and allow Americans to see their
military up close and personal. Among them are two teams that showcase
the professionalism and leading edge technology of the most powerful
Navy and Air Force the world has ever known. They

Pilot killed in Blue Angels crash in Tennessee

An official in Tennessee says a pilot was killed when his Blue Angels
fighter jet crashed, but no civilians were hurt on the ground.



Harry Gill, the town manager in Smyrna just outside Nashville, said
Thursday that the pilot was the only casualty. Some power outages were
caused by the crash, but no civilians were hurt.

US Navy Blue Angels crash: One dead after jet 'explodes into fireball' in Tennessee

The crash involving a F/A-18 Hornet happened at around 3pm local time in Tennessee


One person has died after a US Navy Blue Angels jet crashed in Tennessee.

The crash involving a F/A-18 Hornet happened at around 3pm local time at an airport (9pm UK time) in the town of Smyrna.

Eye-witnesses described seeing a fireball and thick black smoke rising from the runway after a loud explosion.

Navy

Blue Angels pilot killed, Thunderbirds pilot ejects in separate crashes

The Blue Angels perform maneuvers over the U.S. Naval Academy on May 25, 2016, in Annapolis, Maryland.
WASHINGTON — Two U.S. military demonstration aircraft crashed Thursday in separate incidents, one in Tennessee and the other in Colorado, where President Barack Obama delivered a commencement address to the Air Force Academy graduation.

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Blue Angels F/A-18 pilot dies after plane crashes during practice for air show in Tennessee

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Two military planes go down in unrelated incidents

A Blue Angels plane crashed just outside Nashville on the same day a Thunderbird plane went down after flying over the Air Force Academy's graduation. The Blue Angels pilot died, but the thunderbird pilot is in good condition. VPC

Two military planes went down on Thursday in coincidental unrelated incidents in Colorado and in Tennessee, and the pilot in one incident died, the U.S. Navy

Blue Angels: Pilot killed in crash of US Navy jet during practice flight in Tennessee

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Pilot killed after U.S. Navy Blue Angels jet crashes in Smyrna

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Pilot Killed in US Navy Blue Angels Jet Crash, Hunter Hayes on Scene and Scheduled to Fly Same Day

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Bethpage Air Show Soars

This past Memorial Day weekend, record breaking crowds attended the 2016 Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach.

The popular joint event sponsored by Bethpage Federal Credit Union and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has become one of the largest events on Long Island welcoming in upwards of 400,000 spectators each year.

This year, for the first time three jet

News 2’s Samantha Fisher flies with Blue Angels ahead of air show

SMYRNA, Tenn. (WKRN) – The Blue Angels extended the opportunity to fly on an F-18 Hornet to our very own Samantha Fisher to experience all the jet can do.

Sam said she’s always wanted to understand a little bit of what her dad did. He flew A-4 attack jets in Vietnam.

Before the max performance take-off, spinning upside down and lopping all around, the Blue Angels try to prepare you for what

Watch: Huskers' Tim Miles flies with Blue Angels, almost vomits

Well, it's going to be pretty difficult for college basketball to top this line this offseason.

"It's all dry heave, I can't puke."

Nebraska head basketball coach Tim Miles took a ride with the Blue Angels, a very cool and surely very frightening experience, and the fine folks with the Huskers were good enough to post a video of Miles' flight.

While watching the coach experience the take off

Ex-Blue Angels Pilot ‘V8’ Verissimo Takes Command of Carl Vinson

Capt. Douglas Verissimo. Photo via U.S. Navy

Capt. Douglas “V8” Verissimo took over as commanding officer of the San Diego-based aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson at a ceremony on the flight deck Tuesday.Verissimo, formerly the skipper of the amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans who onc flew with the Blue Angels, replaced Capt. Karl Thomas, who was recently selected for promotion to rear