Another one and Pilot not so lucky this time.
SMYRNA — U.S. Navy officials have confirmed the pilot of a Blue Angels jet was killed in a crash about 3 p.m. today.
The pilot has not been publicly identified pending notification of next-of-kin, according to a news release from the Naval Air Forces.
The pilot of the F/A-18 jet was taking off to start a practice flight when the crash occurred, according to the Naval Air Forces. The crash was about two miles from the runway.
The other five Blue Angels aircraft landed minutes later. The military flight demonstration unit was in Smyrna for the Great Tennessee Airshow on Saturday and Sunday