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Laughlin Air Force Base identifies student pilot killed in T-38C mishap Friday

Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas has identified the pilot killed in the mishap involving two T-38 Talons Friday as a student aviator.

By Kent Miller

15 months ago

Pilots from the 80th Flying Training Wing Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program fly into the sunrise Oct. 2, 2014, at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. (Danny Webb/Air Force)

One dead, two injured in T-38C mishap at Laughlin Air Force Base

Seven people have died in T-38 Talon accidents since October 2017.

By Rachel S. Cohen

15 months ago

Compressor stall led to fatal T-38 crash

A pilot first thought the T-38 had blown a tire during a practice touch-and-go landing at night.

By Stephen Losey

4 years ago

After loss of pilot, former Air Force Thunderbird returns to fill the gap

Three weeks after a Thunderbirds pilot was killed in an F-16 crash in Nevada, the Air Force aerial demonstration group has brought back a veteran pilot to fill his slot.

By Stephen Losey

5 years ago

Laughlin Air Force Base suspends flying operations after fatal T-38 crash

One pilot was killed and another was injured in the crash.

By Stephen Losey

5 years ago

Air Force pilot killed during training near Nellis Air Force Base

Lt. Col. Eric Schultz was on a training mission when the aircraft crashed at the Nevada Test and Training Range.

By Stephen Losey

5 years ago

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