F-18 Jet Crash Hero -- Navy Still Hasn't Paid for Blowing Up My Apartment | TMZ.com (http://www.tmz.com/2012/04/09/fighter-jet-crash-victim-colby-smith-hotel-navy/)

The U.S. Navy has not forked over a single cent to one of the men whose apartment was obliterated in last week's F-18 crash ... so says the man himself ... who's now considering legal action.

TMZ spoke with Colby Smith -- who rushed out of his apartment and helped save one of the pilots from the wreckage following Friday's crash in Virginia.

Colby tells us, the Navy agreed to pay for a hotel room for him and his family after the disaster -- but this morning, the hotel kicked 'em out ... because the Navy hadn't paid.

These things take time to get spun up and going. Gotta fly the :bs: on this... more likely what is happening is "I want my 15 minutes of national TV fame...." hmmm, how can I do that....

These things take time to get spun up and going. Gotta fly the :bs: on this... more likely what is happening is "I want my 15 minutes of national TV fame...." hmmm, how can I do that....

Think it will take more time than it did for O'Bammy to fork over $50K to the Afghans?

It says right there on the article they gave them a check for 4K for immediate lodging and food. That's more than enough for 3-4 weeks in a nice Va. Beach area hotel.

Did they think that someone in the Navy was just going to walk down and cut him a check for whatever he wanted right then and there?

Saw a piece last night, folks showing off the checks they have been given to keep them going until the claims are settled.

Navy begins jet crash compensation | WAVY.com | Virginia Beach, Va. (http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_news/va_beach/navy-begins--jet-crash-compensation)

Looks like checks went out today to folks who filled out the paperwork Sat, maybe he didnt? If so, not the Navys fault.