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A T-6A Texan II flies over Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., March 27, 2019, during a training sortie. The Texan II is one of three training aircraft on Columbus AFB. (Joshua Smoot/U.S. Air Force)

Air Force T-6 Crashes in Oklahoma; Pilots Believed to Have Ejected

The crash occurred shortly before 2 p.m. near Lake Waurika, Oklahoma, roughly 40 miles from the training base.

Two T-38C Talons from the 25th Flying Training Squadron taxi on the flightline after a flight Feb. 1, 2018, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Corey Pettis)

No Grounding for T-38 Fleet After 5th Crash in 12 Months, Air Force Says

The U.S. Air Force has not paused flights for its T-38 Talon trainer fleet despite a series of crashes in the last 12 months.

Full-sized model of Boeing's winning T-X submission from the show floor at the 2018 Air Force Association Air, Space & Cyber Conference, National Harbor, Md. (Military.com/Hope Hodge Seck)

Air Force Picks Boeing to Make Its Next Trainer

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a $9.2B contract to build the service's next aircraft for training future pilots.

FILE PHOTO -- A T-6A Texan II takes off at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, October 12, 2017. (U.S. Air Force/Randy Martin)

T-6 Trainer Crashes in Texas; Pilots Eject Safely with Minor Injuries

A T-6 Texan trainer jet from Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph crashed roughly 30 miles from the base.

The T-6A Texan II is a single-engine, two-seat primary trainer designed to train Joint Primary Pilot Training, or JPPT, students in basic flying skills common to U.S. Air Force and Navy pilots. (U.S. Air Force/Master Sgt. David Richards)

Air Force Greenlights T-6 Trainer as Safe to Fly After Recent Crash

The Air Force has cleared its trainer aircraft to resume ops after a "brief pause" following a recent crash of a T-6.

Air Force Announces Fix to Hypoxia Problems in T-6 Aircraft

Air Force officials say they have identified a fix to problems in the T-6 aircraft that were making pilots short of breath.

Pilots from the 80th Flying Training Wing Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program fly into the sunrise Oct. 2, 2014, at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force/Danny Webb)

2 Pilots Eject When Air Force Jet Veers Off Runway in Texas

The U.S. Air Force says two pilots were injured slightly after ejecting when a twin-jet training aircraft veered off a runway...

A T-38 Talon sits on the flight line of Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, June 10, 2014. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Steven R. Doty)

Total Hydraulic Failure Caused Deadly T-38 Crash in November, Air Force Says

The T-38 had experienced a series of failures in flight before it crashed 12 miles northwest of Laughlin Air Force Base.

Air Force Pilot Conscious After Crash near Oklahoma Base

A pilot is conscious after the T-38C Talon aircraft that he was flying crashed near Vance Air Force Base in Oklahoma,

Maintenance personnel roll a T-6 Texan II into a hangar July 9, 2014, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. (U.S. Air Force/A1C Stormy D. Archer)

Pilot Concerns Bring Brief Pause to T-6 Operations at Randolph AFB

T-6 operations took a brief pause at Randolph because pilots were concerned about the aircraft's oxygen generating systems.

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