The U.S. Air Force has suspended T-38 Talon formation training landings following a fatal crash that killed two pilots last fall. The service directed the suspension of the side-by-side landing for ...

The Air Force has suspended formation training landings for the T-38 Talon after two airmen were killed in an accident involving the jets last fall. The suspension of side-by-side landing was ordered ...

VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. — The Air Force has ceased formation landings as part of its undergraduate pilot training after a November 2019 crash of two T-38C aircraft at Vance Air Force Base claimed ...

A U.S. Air Force graphic shows how two T-38s landed, one on top of the other, during a botched formation approach in November 2021 at Laughlin AFB, Texas. Credit: U.S. Air Force graphic A botched ...

The recent crash at Laughlin AFB has brought the preventable death of our son, Air Force 2nd Lt. Travis Wilkie, back into the news and military aviation focus. As parents of a fallen T-38C student ...

Days after a T-38 Talon crash claimed the life of his 23-year-old son on Nov. 21, 2019, Don Wilkie headed to Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, to complete the devastating task of claiming his child's ...

The U.S. Air Force owns and operates a wide variety of aircraft, so a jet specifically for training makes a lot of sense. A stripped-down jet with just the essentials is ideal for training pilots to ...

A student pilot and instructor pilot were killed in a crash while trying to land a T-38C Talon trainer aircraft, alongside another T-38, at Vance Air Force Base last November. (Air Force) An Air Force ...

For the US Air Force, the T-38 prepares students for high-performance combat aviation in wide-open airspace. Meanwhile, the T-45 emphasizes the challenges of carrier operations. The US Air Force, Navy ...

A T-38 Talon instructor pilot failed to take control of the aircraft when his student prematurely used a braking maneuver after touching down, causing the jet to collide with another aircraft, roll ...