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| Date: | Thursday 26 August 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Northrop T-38A (3x) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 63-8244 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ozona, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Laughlin AFB, TX |
Three jet school airplane T-38 (2/2/1) collided over desert while flying in four ship formation and crashed. The two crew of one plane bailed out, three others missing. A fourth T-38 landed safely. 63-8244 was w/o
This is known as the deadliest T-38 crash in aviation history!
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 27 August 1965, p1
CLDatabase
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2014 19:17 | TB | Added |
| 25-Jan-2017 10:22 | TB | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, ] |
| 19-Nov-2017 13:59 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Oct-2024 07:34 | CJT | Updated [Registration, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Mar-2025 07:32 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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