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Thunderbirds pilot killed in Nevada crash

By Pete Kasperowicz
Published April 5, 2018 11:16am ET
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Thunderbirds pilot killed in Nevada crash
The Air Force Thunderbirds fly in formation during graduation ceremonies at the 2016 class of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Thursday, June 2, 2016, in Colorado Springs, Colo. President Barack Obama delivered the commencement address. A Thunderbirds jet crashed after flyover of academy commencement attended by Obama. | (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

An Air Force Thunderbirds pilot was killed Wednesday when his F-16 crashed during a “routine aerial demonstration training flight,” according to the Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.

The plane was flying over the Nevada test and training range Wednesday morning when his plane crashed. The Air Force was unable to confirm the condition of the pilot Wednesday afternoon.

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