UPDATE:— Laughlin AFB (@LaughlinAFB) November 14, 2018
One pilot is dead, and one was transferred to Val Verde Regional Medical Center when an Air Force T-38C Talon assigned here at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, crashed at approximately 7:40 p.m.... https://t.co/Vn2aibr9IT
FOX News: Air Force T-38C Talon crashes on Texas base; one dead
A pilot died and another was injured Tuesday when an Air Force trainer aircraft crashed at Laughlin Air Force in Texas, Air Force officials said.
Authorities did not identify the pilots, pending notification to their families. The injured pilot was taken to the Val Verde Regional Medical Center with unknown injuries.
The T-38C Talon went down around 7:40 p.m. on the Del Rio military installation, located a few miles near the U.S.-Mexico border, an Air Force statement said.
Emergency responders were at the scene. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
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More News On Yesterday's Air Force T-38C Talon Crash At Laughlin Air Force In Texas
One pilot dead in T-38 crash at Laughlin -- Air Force Times
Jet crash at Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas kills pilot, injures another -- NBC/AP
One pilot dead, another injured in the fifth T-38 Talon crash in a year -- Stars and Stripes
Air Force T-38C Talon crashes on Texas base; one dead -- The Drive
Supersonic jet crash at Laughlin Air Force Base in southern Texas kills pilot -- CBS
Pilot dies in 'supersonic jet' crash at Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas -- USA Today/San Angelo (Texas) Standard-Times
1 pilot dead, 1 injured in Air Force plane crash -- CNN
Pilot killed as US T-38 supersonic military jet trainer crashes at base in Texas -- RT
2 comments:
Laughlin AFB has come under scrutiny recently with leadership fired or reprimanded due to unsafe operations and poor leadership.
It's almost 2019 and we cannot design a safe capsule/reliable ejection mechanism for those planes so our pilots die in freaking training accidents? Come on! RIP :/
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