Latest "T-38C Talon" stories

A graduate of the 49th Flying Training Squadron's Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals course walks in front of a T-38C Talon Nov. 11, 2020, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. The T-38 is a two-seat trainer jet used by student pilots selected for the fighter track in pilot training. (Airman 1st Class Davis Donaldson/Air Force)

Pilot safe after landing gear fails in T-38C training jet mishap

Officials are investigating what caused the landing gear to fail.

By Rachel S. Cohen

3 months ago

Air Force changes formation approach rules — again — after fatal training jet crash

Second Lt. Anthony Wentz, 23, died in November 2021 while attempting a two-jet formation approach with two instructor pilots on a runway at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas.

By Rachel S. Cohen

9 months ago

Pilots’ errors upon descent led to fatal T-38 crash in February, Air Force says

The student pilot's tendency to overcorrect when issues arose contributed to his death and his instructor's.

By Rachel S. Cohen

16 months ago

Simultaneous T-38 landings halted after fatal crash

The Air Force didn't reveal this change for two months, and the student pilot's family is furious.

By Stephen Losey

3 years ago

Family blasts fatal T-38 crash report as ‘grossly incomplete,’ demands simultaneous landings end

“We will be forever proud of Travis and what he accomplished, yet anguished all was lost to a preventable accident,” 2nd Lt. Travis Wilkie's parents said.

By Stephen Losey

3 years ago

T-6s at Randolph remain grounded after crash

The fleet of T-6A Texan II trainers at the 12th Operations Group at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph in Texas remain grounded, two days after one of the aircraft crashed.

By Stephen Losey

4 years ago

No more stories