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Pilot ejects as thunderbird crashes after the Air Force Academy Graduation

Developing Story: A thunderbird crashed today shortly after conducting the fly over at the U.S. Air Force graduation ceremony. The pilot is reported to have ejected prior to impact and appears to be uninjured. President Obama attended the event and was still at graduation site at the time of the crash.  A local news station is reporting that the aircraft crashed around 15 miles south of the academy just outside of Colorado Springs. No information yet on the cause of the crash.

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Developing Story: A thunderbird crashed today shortly after conducting the fly over at the U.S. Air Force graduation ceremony. The pilot is reported to have ejected prior to impact and appears to be uninjured. President Obama attended the event and was still at graduation site at the time of the crash.  A local news station is reporting that the aircraft crashed around 15 miles south of the academy just outside of Colorado Springs. No information yet on the cause of the crash.

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Desiree Huitt is an Army Veteran serving 11 years as a Military Intelligence officer and prior to OCS as a combat medic. She is a graduate from the University of Texas in Austin with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Middle Eastern Studies.

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