WASHINGTON: A plane from the US Air Force’s elite Thunderbird team crashed Thursday in Colorado shortly after flying over a ceremony where President Barack Obama spoke, an official said.
The pilot ejected safely from the aircraft and was undergoing a medical examination, according to the Air Force official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Following the accident, Obama met with the pilot at Peterson Air Force Base before heading back to Washington aboard Air Force One.
Obama expressed relief that the pilot was not injured and thanked him for his service to the country, according to reporters who were traveling with the president.
