Jet shoots just inches above terrified beachgoers as US Navy launches probe

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Jet shoots just inches above terrified beachgoers as US Navy launches probe.

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The US Navy has launched a prob after chaos erupted on a Florida beach when jets shot just over beachgoers' heads.The Blue Angels, an elite demonstration unit like the RAF Red Arrows were seen speeding above a beach in Florida on Wednesday morning.Video showed a Boeing F/A-18E fly close enough to the ground at Pensacola Beach to kick up sand, send chairs flying, and collapsing canopies.The navy told US outlet ABC's North Florida affiliate the flyover happened during a "Breakfast with the Blues" event.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The US Navy said in a statement: "During an arrival manoeuvre, an aircraft flew lower than standard profiles, resulting in a disturbance on the beach that affected civilian chairs and umbrellas", describing the incident as a "low-altitude pass".One beachgoer, Ashley Korn, said she had been attending the event for 10 years and had never seen anything like the pass."I literally thought we were going to be taken out by Blue Angels, but it was amazing," she...

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