Posted on 11/21/2019 11:25:42 AM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
NEWS RELEASE #001
VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Two Air Force T-38 Talons assigned here were involved in a mishap at approximately 9:10 a.m. today. At the time of the accident, the aircraft were performing a routine training mission. There were two people onboard each aircraft. Vance emergency response personnel are on scene to treat casualties and assist in recovery efforts. Additional details will be provided as information becomes available.
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NEWS RELEASE #002
VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Two Vance Air Force Base Airmen were killed in an aircraft mishap at approximately 9:10 a.m. today.
At the time of the accident, the aircraft were performing a training mission.
Vance emergency response personnel are on scene to treat casualties and assist in recovery efforts.
Names of the deceased will be withheld pending next of kin notification.
A safety investigation team will investigate the incident.
Additional details will be provided as information becomes available.
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God rest their souls and give comfort tho those knew and loved them.
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One of my squadrons of reserve IPs was at Vance. This is tough on the base and community.
Colonel, USAF (ret)
I have a nephew who is a pilot and trains pilots there. Prayers up.
Not much to go on. Formation landing accident? Upside down. Not good.
Upside down is a BAD thing. Obvious can’t eject and the canopy isn’t going to bear the weight of the aircraft.
We had one do that while I was at Columbus AFB. Lost two pilots as well. IIRC it was a maintenance issue.
I know two former Air Force Academy graduates who taught cadets to fly this model jet. Both of them said there were very serious problems with oxygen supply systems; the USAF knew of them and refused to address them. At some point, both of them told the Air Force that they would no longer fly the planes because of the documented and well-known problems.
Yep, not a good day.
Looks like it went off the runway and turned over.
RIP.
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There are exceptions...
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Not the T-38, probably the T-6A which student pilots fly before they transition to T-38s. Both types are assigned to Vance.
I stand corrected.
Pretty good looking bird, considering she is 53 years old.
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