Latest "Columbus Air Force Base" stories

T-38 Talons from the 14th Flying Training Wing sit under a hangar on January 7, 2022, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. (Senior Airman Davis Donaldson/Air Force)

Bird strike caused T-38 jet crash last November, investigators say

The pilot, an instructor with the 49th Fighter Training Squadron, sustained minor injuries but safely ejected.

By Rachel S. Cohen

4 months ago

A graduate of the 49th Flying Training Squadron's Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals course walks in front of a T-38C Talon Nov. 11, 2020, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. The T-38 is a two-seat trainer jet used by student pilots selected for the fighter track in pilot training. (Airman 1st Class Davis Donaldson/Air Force)

Pilot safe after landing gear fails in T-38C training jet mishap

Officials are investigating what caused the landing gear to fail.

By Rachel S. Cohen

13 months ago

Can the Air Force train new pilots without planes?

Goodbye, T-1 Jayhawk. Hello, simulators.

By Rachel S. Cohen

13 months ago

Pilot safe after Air Force T-38C training jet crashes in Mississippi

This is the eighth major T-38C mishap in the past five years.

By Rachel S. Cohen

13 months ago

T-38 crashes near Air Force training base in Mississippi

The Air Force says no one was killed when the aircraft crashed Monday, roughly 20 miles south of Columbus Air Force Base.

13 months ago

Pilots’ errors upon descent led to fatal T-38 crash in February, Air Force says

The student pilot's tendency to overcorrect when issues arose contributed to his death and his instructor's.

By Rachel S. Cohen

2 years ago

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