SMYRNA, Tenn. (WKRN) – A pilot was killed after a U.S. Navy Blue Angels jet
crashed Thursday afternoon in Smyrna ahead of the Great Tennessee Airshow
this weekend.

The F/A-18 aircraft crashed at 3 p.m. behind the Sam Davis Home, about 2 miles
from the runway, while practicing for the now-cancelled demonstration. Authorities arrived within minutes.

The U.S. Navy confirmed the pilot died in the crash. While military officials have
not identified the pilot, the Associated Press said it is Marine Capt. Jeff Kuss
(shown above).

Kuss is said to have maneuvered his jet away from populated areas when he
crashed, possibly saving lives before he was killed.

During its history, 27 Blue Angels pilots have been killed in air show or training
accidents.

      Jerry Mathers in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, 1966.

Gerald Patrick "Jerry" Mathers was born in Sioux City, Iowa.

Mathers is known for his classic role as a child on the CBS television
sitcom, Leave It To Beaver from 1957-1963. He made his first TV
commercial at age 2 for PET Milk and was a model for a department
store ad. Following his acting career, he became a successful banker
and real estate investor.

In 1981, Jerry Mathers worked as a disc jockey at KEZY-AM
radio in Anaheim, California.

CAMILLE BOHANNON

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the
Beatles. It was an immediate commercial and critical success, spending
15 weeks at number one in America.Time magazine declared it "a historic
departure in the progress of music" and the New Statesman praised its
elevation of pop to the level of fine art. It won four Grammy Awards in
1968, including Album of the Year, the first rock LP to receive this honor.

The album cover photo shoot.                    (click on pic to enlarge)

Janice Wendell Bethany "Jan" Crouch (March 14, 1938 – May 31, 2016)

Jan Crouch was a Christian broadcaster who, along with her husband
Paul, founded the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) in 1973.

She was hospitalized in Orlando, Florida on May 25 after suffering a
massive stroke and died yesterday, May 31.

Jan and Paul Crouch in prayer. Paul died in 2013.