F-16 Thunderbird Crashes at Air Force Academy Graduation After Obama’s SpeechThe pilot safely ejected at about 1:15 p.m. just prior to the plane’s crash landing in a field across from a Baptist church in Widefield, Colo.CopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSaveTwo F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, fly over Europe on March 20, 2015. U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christine GriffithsBy Andrew Simontacchi6/2/2016Updated: 6/2/2016Print