The crashed plane was a two-seat T-38 jet assigned to the 14th Flying Training Wing based out of Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi
Michael Ruiz, Brie Stimson
Two pilots flying a training mission were killed Friday when a military jet crashed near Montgomery Regional Airport in Alabama, the U.S. Air Force confirmed.
The two-seat T-38 jet, assigned to the 14th Flying Training Wing based out of Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi, went down around 5:30 p.m. near Dannelly Field in Montgomery. The Alabama Air National Guard also maintains a base there, Montgomery’s Emergency Management Agency Director Christina Thornton told Fox News on Friday evening.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the two pilots involved in this incident,” Col. Seth Graham, 14th Flying Training Wing commander, said in a statement. “There are no words that can describe the sadness that accompanies the loss of our teammates.”
The ubiquitous routine training event claims two more. Condolences to the families and friends of the fallen; Fair winds and following seas. Read the entire article here: Fox News
I received the news of the crash on IPN text but didn’t mention that it was a Mil. aircraft with one deceased person onboard at the time. Also mentioned a street called Military road or blvd. I deleted the text so I can’t add anything to my comment.
RIP Airmen.
Rest in peace. God be with your families.
RIP to the pilots and condolences to their friends and families.
Brings back unpleasant memories of the T-38 crash in June 2000, next to the skeet range at NAS Pax River.
May God comfort the family, friends and teammates.
Training can be as deadly as combat. RIP.
The T38 entered service in 1961. Imagine the structural stress in those planes after so many flight hours.
The Boeing T7 Red Hawk is expected to start replacing the T38s in 2023. I have full confidence in Boeing designs…
The same folks who brought you the B-52. The youngest of which was delivered in 1962.
God’s Peace bring His Comfort to the Families and Compatriots of these Airedales.