Bird in engine damages Blue Angels jet at Vero Beach Air Show

Associated Press
10:03 AM, Apr 23, 2018
5:31 PM, Apr 23, 2018

A bird in an engine caused a Blue Angels plane to make an early landing at an air show in Florida.

In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau,the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels perform their precision aerobatics over the Florida Keys during the Southernmost Air Spectacular at Naval Air Station Key West on March 23, 2013, in Key West, Florida.  (Rob O'Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau via Getty Images)

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VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A bird in an engine caused a Blue Angels plane to make an early landing at an air show in Florida.

Vero Beach Air Show spokeswoman Catherine Caddell tells TCPalm.com the incident on Saturday caused $1 million in engine damage to the Blue Angels No. 5 jet.

Caddell says the Navy brought in another FA-18 plane on Sunday and put a "5'' on it so viewers could see a complete show. The six blue and yellow planes then soared over Vero Beach, performing acrobatic skills for the crowd below.

Information from: Press-Journal (Vero Beach, Fla.)

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