Obama Meets Air Force Pilot Who Ejected Before Jet Crash

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) – The pilot of a U.S. Air Force Thunderbird that crashed following a flyover met with President Barack Obama shortly safely ejecting safely into a Colorado field.
News of the crash broke while Obama’s motorcade was returning to Peterson Air Force Base for his flight back to Washington. The pilot ejected about 15 miles south of the base.
“The president thanked the pilot for his service to the country and expressed his relief that the pilot was not s