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A Blue Angels precision flight team member crashed a plane during a show in South Carolina Saturday.
A state trooper told CNN that the crash site was not around any houses.
Witnesses said the F-18 jets were flying in formation, when one dropped down below the trees and apparently crashed.
The Beaufort County Coroner's office told CNN that the pilot was killed in the crash.
Scott Houston, who said he was a witness, told CNN that he was watching the show and there were six planes, then one vanished before he saw a black plume of smoke. He said he had watched the show for about 30 minutes before the crash.
Another witness, Gerald Popp, said he also saw a plane go down. He said there were thousands of people in attendance at the show.
More than 100,000 were expected to attend the air show, and the Blue Angels were the main attraction. The elite aerial-demonstration team recently celebrated its 60th anniversary.
Beaufort is about 35 miles northwest of Hilton Head.
At the Blue Angels command headquarters at Pensacola Naval Air Station, the petty officer on duty said he "had no comment at this time."
There was one Marine pilot flying in the team of six F/A-18 Hornets performing this weekend at the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Air Show, according to the Beaufort Gazette. Beaufort is a military town. The air show began Saturday at 11:45 a.m.
The Navy's Blue Angels were scheduled to fly in 66 air shows in 2007, according to CNN.
Prayers to the families.
A Blue Angels precision flight team member crashed a plane during a show in South Carolina Saturday.
A state trooper told CNN that the crash site was not around any houses.
Witnesses said the F-18 jets were flying in formation, when one dropped down below the trees and apparently crashed.
The Beaufort County Coroner's office told CNN that the pilot was killed in the crash.
Scott Houston, who said he was a witness, told CNN that he was watching the show and there were six planes, then one vanished before he saw a black plume of smoke. He said he had watched the show for about 30 minutes before the crash.
Another witness, Gerald Popp, said he also saw a plane go down. He said there were thousands of people in attendance at the show.
More than 100,000 were expected to attend the air show, and the Blue Angels were the main attraction. The elite aerial-demonstration team recently celebrated its 60th anniversary.
Beaufort is about 35 miles northwest of Hilton Head.
At the Blue Angels command headquarters at Pensacola Naval Air Station, the petty officer on duty said he "had no comment at this time."
There was one Marine pilot flying in the team of six F/A-18 Hornets performing this weekend at the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Air Show, according to the Beaufort Gazette. Beaufort is a military town. The air show began Saturday at 11:45 a.m.
The Navy's Blue Angels were scheduled to fly in 66 air shows in 2007, according to CNN.
Prayers to the families.
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