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PATCHES SR. Chaplain User is Offline Joined: 24 Oct 2006 Posts: 12997 Karma: 16 applaud / smite Location: Randolph, County N.C. 9216 points 0 warnings 0 tempbans	Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 1:42 am    Post subject: Blue Angels jet crashes · Quote MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE AUTHOR UNKNOWN Blue Angels jet crashes BEAUFORT, S.C. - A Blue Agel crashed Saturday afternoon while performing at an air show at the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort.   Authorities say the pilot was killed in the crash.   It appears that the plane struck a tall pine tree and traveled another block before crashing near Pine Grove subdivision, a heavily populated area.   Parts of the plane hit several houses.   It was not immediately known whether anyone else was hurt in the crash, though witnesses said they saw shrapnel on the ground and at least one home on fire.   Reports indicate that it was Blue Angel No. 6 that crashed. It's unclear who was piloting that F/A-18.   Emergency crews at the scene of the crash site called for the coroner about 4:30 p.m., indicating that the pilot was killed in the crash.    The Blue Angel crashed about 30 minutes into the unit's show at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort.   Jason Keith, of Yemassee, said he was driving west on Laurel Bay Road when he saw the plane crash behind the Food Lion grocery store, which is south of the road.   "Something caught my eye, and all of a sudden I saw a huge black explosion," he said.   "The plane went down, and we watched it for awhile and I didn't see any parachute or anything. If he had been 400 yards to his right he would have plowed into the road. The other guys were just flying along."   Keith said he saw a home catch fire.   Tim Stamps, 18, said he was walking down the road, coming back from Food Lion, when he saw the plane circling in the air and smoking.   He also saw the left side of a house covered in shrapnel and the windows are busted out. _________________ Staff Moderator Company XO   M.S.T. Charlie CO. SR. Forum Chaplain I used to ask God if He would come and help me. Then I asked if I could come and help Him. Finally I ended by asking God to do His own work through me.
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PATCHES SR. Chaplain User is Offline Joined: 24 Oct 2006 Posts: 12997 Karma: 16 applaud / smite Location: Randolph, County N.C. 9216 points 0 warnings 0 tempbans	Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 1:53 am    Post subject: Navy ID's pilot killed in air show crash · Quote AP ARTICLE AUTHOR UNKNOWN Navy ID's pilot killed in air show crash PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - Investigators looked through wreckage Sunday to determine what caused a Navy Blue Angel jet to crash during a maneuver, while the military identified the fallen pilot as a 32-year-old who was performing in one of his first air shows with the team.   Lt. Cmdr. Kevin J. Davis of Pittsfield, Mass., was in his second year with the Blue Angels, Lt. Cmdr. Garrett Kasper said.   The crash happened as the team was performing its final maneuver Saturday afternoon during the air show. Davis' jet crashed just outside Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, hitting homes in a neighborhood about 35 miles northwest of Hilton Head Island, S.C. Debris - some of it on fire - rained on homes. Eight people on the ground were injured, and some homes were damaged.   The Navy said it could be at least three weeks before it announces what may have caused the crash. The squadron returned to its home base of Pensacola Naval Air Station on Sunday. _________________ Staff Moderator Company XO   M.S.T. Charlie CO. SR. Forum Chaplain I used to ask God if He would come and help me. Then I asked if I could come and help Him. Finally I ended by asking God to do His own work through me.
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