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| Date: | Thursday 1 May 2008 |
| Time: | 07:45 LT |
| Type: |  Northrop T-38C Talon |
| Owner/operator: | 80FTW USAF |
| Registration: | 64-13231 |
| MSN: | N5660 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sheppard AFB, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sheppard AFB, TX (KSPS) |
| (KSPS) |
Crashed during landing. Engine failure on touch and go - pilots ejected and seats collided
The Air Force grounded all T-38C training jets in the same day, following the second fatal crash involving the aircraft in eight days.
Sources:
https://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/05/01/jet_crash_kills_two_from_nato_trainer_unit/3684/
http://web.archive.org/web/20171126074757/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/t_38_talon.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-May-2008 07:33 | Fusko | Added |
| 22-May-2009 11:18 | harro | Updated |
| 22-Jun-2011 13:35 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Apr-2013 16:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Sep-2014 14:59 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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