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Blue Angels who died in Smyrna, TN crash identified as Marine Corps Captain Jeff Kuss
WKRN (Nashville) ^ | 6/2/16 | self

Posted on 06/02/2016 4:14:08 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants

The pilot has been identified in the crash.


TOPICS: Breaking News
KEYWORDS: blueangels; crash; jeffkuss; marine; marinecorps; pilot; planecrash; smyrna; thunderbird; thunderbirds; usmc
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1 posted on 06/02/2016 4:14:08 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Thank you for your service, Captian Jeff Kuss. May you RIP. : (


2 posted on 06/02/2016 4:21:25 PM PDT by US_MilitaryRules (The last suit you wear has no pockets!)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Democrats have something to celebrate today.


3 posted on 06/02/2016 4:21:40 PM PDT by Angels27
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To: Angels27

Are these accidents due to a shortage of parts?


4 posted on 06/02/2016 4:24:35 PM PDT by Oldexpat
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To: Blood of Tyrants

At least 10 active servicemen died today in accidents on American soil. May God bless and keep them in his care. Amen.


5 posted on 06/02/2016 4:25:21 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing (Females DESTROYED America.)
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To: Angels27

Other websites are claiming that the presidential helicopter recovered the Thunderbird pilot. I’m not sure if obambi was with them but this is a clintonesque coincidence.


6 posted on 06/02/2016 4:25:33 PM PDT by pfflier
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To: Oldexpat

Hard to say, but someone also suggested female mechanics not strong enough to reach torque limits. That’s perhaps out of bounds but something worth considering.


7 posted on 06/02/2016 4:26:36 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing (Females DESTROYED America.)
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To: Oldexpat

Nope. Both squadrons have their share of spares and access to everybody elses.


8 posted on 06/02/2016 4:26:44 PM PDT by pfflier
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To: Blood of Tyrants

I quit watching network news around 10 years ago because the bias just irritated me.

I tuned in tonight to see about the Blue Angels pilot. The news showed a long segment, most of which had Obama in it, on the Thunderbird crash.

They very briefly mentioned the Blue Angel crash, I mean no more than 5 seconds.

Then just to irritate me even more they had around 5 minutes solid of Hillary. Basically an unpaid campaign commercial. Then maybe 5 seconds of Trump.

The bias is getting even worse.


9 posted on 06/02/2016 4:27:10 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: CivilWarBrewing

Most torque on thos planes is in the inch-pound range.


10 posted on 06/02/2016 4:28:08 PM PDT by pfflier
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To: Oldexpat

I doubt it. If there is no money for parts, the aircraft becomes a hangar queen until money for parts is available.


11 posted on 06/02/2016 4:28:33 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Socialism is always just one more murder away from utopia.)
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To: pfflier

well there’s a whole group of helicopters with a POTUS when he’s traveling to a location, around 5-7 usually


12 posted on 06/02/2016 4:48:58 PM PDT by Enchante (Shrillary Clinton: Hamas puts its rockets and ammo in schools and hospitals because Gaza is small)
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To: Oldexpat

This was a Blue Angle aircraft. I doubt that spare parts was in issue.


13 posted on 06/02/2016 4:49:24 PM PDT by Bull Snipe
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To: Blood of Tyrants

What happened to him? I saw the picture of the pilot parachuting to the ground before the plane crashed.


14 posted on 06/02/2016 4:49:30 PM PDT by MeganC (The Republic of The United States of America: 7/4/1776 to 6/26/2015 R.I.P.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Wait, I’m thinking of the Thunderbird who crashed a plane today...what the heck? TWO such crashes today????


15 posted on 06/02/2016 4:50:56 PM PDT by MeganC (The Republic of The United States of America: 7/4/1776 to 6/26/2015 R.I.P.)
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To: MeganC

Yep. First time both teams have ever had a crash on the same day.


16 posted on 06/02/2016 4:53:23 PM PDT by hoagy62 ("It's not the whole world gone mad. Just the people in it.")
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To: Blood of Tyrants

without speed, altitude, weather, terrain, etc etc it is pure speculation on the cause of the crash. Unfortunate for Capt. Kuss. God bless his service to the country, and his family left to mourn.


17 posted on 06/02/2016 4:57:25 PM PDT by wita
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To: Enchante
Yes, that story line is drifting some. Here is the current AP version:

"Emergency responders who picked up Turner in the rescue helicopter brought him to a spot that happened to be on the president's motorcade route back to Air Force One."

One story earlier said that a secret service agent on one of obummer's helicopters was a certified paramedic and assesed the pilot. That version now escapes my search attempts although I read it on FR.

18 posted on 06/02/2016 5:01:43 PM PDT by pfflier
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To: MeganC

Yes, a Thunderbird, the pilot ejected successfully, and a Blue Angels pilot, who died in the crash.


19 posted on 06/02/2016 5:07:02 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Socialism is always just one more murder away from utopia.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

RIP


20 posted on 06/02/2016 5:07:48 PM PDT by mowowie (`)
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