PENSACOLA, Fla. — Marine Capt. Jeff Kuss was on a practice flight when he refused to eject from his jet to avoid hitting a building near Smyrna Airport in Tennessee last week.
Kuss died, leaving behind a wife and two children.
Honor the Fallen
— U.S. Marines (@USMC) June 4, 2016
Capt Jeff Kuss, a Blue Angels pilot, died June 2nd in an aircraft mishap.
Semper Fidelis, Marine pic.twitter.com/aS3cm9kn9I
On Tuesday, the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels Marine Corps C-130 Fat Albert plane and one F/A-18 Hornet plane flew over Pensacola, Pensacola Beach and Pensacola Key, Fla., in honor of Kuss, WEAR-TV reported. The Blue Angels flew his body to the Naval Air Station's home base in Pensacola.
A memorial ceremony is scheduled to take place at the base Thursday.
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