This is the eighth major T-38C mishap in the past five years. The Air Force believes it will cost at least $2.5 million to repair the KC-46. Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is investigating the mishap that destroyed the advanced fighter jet on Wednesday. Nineteen Air Force ROTC cadets were participating in a training opportunity at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho when the accident happened. “The pilot has been assessed and released by emergency crews," officials said. Second Lt. Anthony Wentz, 23, died in November 2021 while attempting a two-jet formation approach with two instructor pilots on a runway at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. The jet’s landing gear appeared to have collapsed, and its nose separated from its body. Two people were treated for injuries that were not life-threatening at a local hospital and released. A safety investigation is ongoing into a common problem for the Raptor. The B-2's pilots fought to keep the bomber centered on the runway as the landing gear collapsed, but it ultimately skidded onto the grass. Load More