Air Force Thunderbird jet crashes after USAFA graduation ceremony

Radio traffic indicates the pilot who crashed a Thunderbird F-16 following a flyover of the United States Air Force Academy graduation ceremony Thursday afternoon was having some sort of plane problem. Air Force officials have identified the pilot as Alex Turner, who ejected from the plane shortly before it crashed south of Peterson Air Force base at around 1 p.m.. He was seen walking after the landing, but is getting checked out by medical professionals as a precaution. MORE: Pre