美軍特技飛行表演兩起墜機,一名駕駛員死亡

A pilot has died in one of two separate crashes of the U.S. military's elite fighter jet performance teams.

One of the Navy's Blue Angels pilots died Thursday when his F/A-18 fighter jet crashed during takeoff at an afternoon practice session, just days before a scheduled performance at an air show. The accident happened in Smyrna, Tennessee, near Nashville. Five other Blue Angel's jets landed safely after the crash.

Because of the deadly incident, officials say the Blue Angels will not participate in The Great Tennessee Air Show this weekend.

Earlier in the day, one of the U.S. Air Force's Thunderbird team planes crashed after flying over a graduation ceremony where U.S. President Barack Obama was speaking in Colorado.

Authorities say the pilot was unharmed after ejecting safely from the plane. Obama later met briefly with the pilot.

The Navy and the Air Force are conducting investigations into the crashes.美國戰機特技飛行表演團隊發生兩起墜機事故，造成一名飛行員死亡。

星期四下午，美國海軍藍天使飛行表演隊一名飛行員駕駛一架F/A-18戰機執行訓練任務，在起飛時墜毀，飛行員死亡。這起事故發生在田納西州的士麥那。墜機事故發生後，藍天使的其他5架戰機安全着陸。

有關官員說，由於這起致命事故，藍天使飛行表演隊將不參加本週末的田納西飛行表演。

星期四早些時候，美國空軍雷鳥飛行表演隊的一架戰機在飛越科羅拉多一所軍校畢業典禮會場時墜毀。奧巴馬總統在畢業典禮上講話。

有關當局說，那架戰機的飛行員安全彈出。事故發生後，奧巴馬和這位飛行員見了面。

美國海軍和空軍對墜機事故展開調查。