T_38_Talon

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
31st October 1964	U.S. Air Force	T-38 Talon		Ellington AFB	Bird Strike (snowgoose) while landing at Ellington Air Force Base. Canopy shattered	Theodore C. Freeman ejected at very low level, chute not enough time to deploy and was killed		Northrop
28th February 1966	U.S. Air Force	T-38 Talon	N901NA	NASA Johnson Lambert Field, St. Louis, Missouri. McDonnell Aircraft Corporation's plant, St. Louis, Missouri	Aircraft approached too low and crashed into a roof of a building at McDonnell Aircraft Corporation's plant, St. Louis, Missouri			no ejections
28th February 1966	U.S. Air Force	T-38 Talon	N901NA			Elliot McKay See Jr. killed	Charles Bassett II killed	no ejections
18th April 1967	U.S. Air Force	T-38 Talon	61-0928	Williams Air Force Base, Arizona	Devils Canyon, AZ			Northrop
18th April 1967	U.S. Air Force	T-38 Talon	61-0928	Williams Air Force Base, Arizona	Devils Canyon, AZ	Front: instructor pilot Harry J. Peterson ejected	Rear: Pilot Major Norman D. Peters ejected	Northrop
1st August 1967	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon			solo flight crashed 31 miles south of Sheppard.	One killed
5th October 1967	U.S. Air Force	T-38 Talon			Mechanical failure. Crashed near Tallahassee, Florida	Clifton Williams Jr. killed		no ejection
11th September 1968	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon			solo flight crashed near Nocona, Tex	pilot suffered minor injuries
30th September 1968	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon			solo flight crashed in Archer City, Tex.	pilot suffered minor injuries
4th September 1970	U.S. Air Force	T-38 Talon			DETAILS ???	Captain James M. Taylor
20th January 1972 15:23	NASA	T-38		NASA	Test flight of an inertial landing system for the evolving Space Shuttle Program. Crashed on Matagorda Island, Texas when flew through fog bank moving in from Gulf of Mexico
						Stuart M. Present killed	Mark Conover Heath Jr. killed
						NASA pilots were both civilians assigned to the Aircraft Operations Division of the Manned Spacecraft Center.
	Lunar Lander Training Vehicle Lost January 29, 1971 when Stuart M. Present ejected safely
10th May 1972 20:45	USN / NASA ???	T-38 Talon	FURTHER DETAILS APPRECIATED	NASA ??? Confirm Ellington Air Force Base	Lost over an Bergstrom AFB just SE of Austin, TX	Capt. Charles Conrad Jr (astronaut) bailed out ejection presumed
FEEDBACK	Capt. Charles Conrad ejection on 10 May 1972. There's little info here, hopefully my small input added with someone else's may help. Capt Conrad ran out of fuel in a T-38 at night over central Texas and headed toward the former Bergstrom AFB just SE of Austin, TX. I was stationed there at the time as a medic. He aimed the craft toward a rural area and ejected onto or next to the actual runway at Bergstrom, uninjured. My understanding at that time was he was a part of NASA at the time flying from Houston to Ellington AFB or vice versa. Hope this helps. in email 29th March 2008
9th September 1972	U.S. Air Force	T-38 Talon	70-1956	Randolph Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas	Crashed just after take off at. Rolled over and caught fire
9th September 1972	U.S. Air Force	T-38 Talon	70-1956	Randolph Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas	Crashed just after take off at. Rolled over and caught fire	Lt. Gen. George B. Simler killed	Capt. Gil. L. Gillespie killed
FEEDBACK	I'm compiling a "Data Base" of T-38 pictures and Tail Numbers plus information on all T-38s ever built. So far, I have over 3,000 T-38 photos of about 900 specific, different T-38s. (Northrop built 1,189 of them, counting 2 prototypes, & NOT counting the 3rd prototype, that they purposely destroyed as a static test article). Your web-sight includes a T-38 crash on 9 Sep 1972. I have more information on that crash. I was a T-38 instructor pilot at Williams AFB, Arizona at the time of the 9 Sep 1972, T-38 crash of General George Simler & instructor pilot Gil Gillespie. The information on your web-sight is correct, but I have more to add. The tail number of that T-38 was 70-1956. That is very significant in the production run of Northrop T-38s. T-38 70-1956 was delivered, brand new, from Palmdale, California earlier that year (1972). (It was only about 8 months old). The significance is that, T-38 70-1956 was the last T-38 ever built. You can verify this through jbaugher's web sight. http://home.att.net/~jbaugher/usafserials.html You can also cross-check this info by looking up USAF 70-1956, at the Scramble web site. Generals do not fly very much. They're busy doing other things. But being the commander of ALL Air Training Command ("ATC", as it was called in 1972), General Simler, chose that T-38 (70-1956) as the one he would fly, when he did fly. The flight was to be from Randolph AFB to Scott AFB in Illinois. Scott AFB was the Headquarters of the USAF Military Airlift Command. General Simler had recently been chosen to be the commander of the "Military Airlift Command" ("MAC"). Anyway, the main reason for this email is to confirm the significance of the actual T-38 that crashed. It was the last T-38 ever built, and only about 8 months old. Northrop Corporation used to publish a news magazine (Talon News), and earlier in 1972, they ran a big article, complete with photos, about the "Delivery Ceremony" of this very last T-38 built. I have a copy of that specific "Talon News" edition. I hope this helps your web sight. Roger DuClos Former USAF T-38 Instructor Pilot & now Retired Delta Airlines pilot in email13th May 2008

5th January 1973	US Navy/NASA	T-38A Talon	N907NA/907		damaged
1st October 1973	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon			solo flight crashed one nautical mile north of Sheppard	Pilot ejected		Northrop
2nd May 1974	U.S. Air Force	T-38A			crashed about two miles north of Tinker Air Force Base, Okla	One killed
14th January 1974	USAF	T-38A Talon	61-0846	12th FTW Randolph AFB	Birdstrike. Crashed near Randolph AFB	Pilot killed
6th February 1974 10:00	NASA	T-38 Talon		Ellington Air Force Base	Flight from landing mishap at Bergstrom Air Force Base near Austin,Texas.	Dr. Karl G. Henize uninjured
2nd May 1974	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon		80th FTW
2nd May 1974	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon		80th FTW		killed	killed
FEEDBACK	I want to add some comments for your T-38 section. The crash which occurred May 2, 1974 near Tinker AFB, Oklahoma actually killed both crew members. The aircraft was on final approach to land when it was caught in the prop wash of a C-130 which had landed shortly before the T-38. The T-38 crew lost control and the aircraft rolled and lost altitude. The aircraft hit a residential street and then went up a driveway and into the garage of an unoccupied house. The aircraft struck a car in the garage, the car's gasoline caught fire which then ignited the fuel from the aircraft causing an explosion. Prior to the explosion one of the pilots ejection seat fired shooting him through the home, his body was found in a bedroom of the house beneath a bed. The plane missed an apartment complex by approximately 100 feet which would have probably resulted in civilian casualties. Actual crash site was in Midwest City, Oklahoma on a street named Del Ray. Most of this information came from fire fighters who were at the scene as told to me about 7 years after the crash and from my next door neighbor who witnessed the plane go down. As a side note I was 14 at the time of the crash and lived 1/2 mile due West of the crash site. I went to the scene and arrived as fire fighters were still attempting to extinguish the flames. I can still remember hearing the explosion and stepping out of my house and seeing the smoke rising into the sky. Terry Hill in email 1st August 2008
6th May 1974	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	66-4373 T.6004	12th FTW Randolph AFB, TX, USA
6th May 1974	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	66-4373 T.6004	12th FTW Randolph AFB, TX, USA		ejected	ejected
17th February 1976	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	63-8136 N.5483	71st FTW Richards-Gebaur AFB, MO.	Crashed on approach
3rd May 1976	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon		64th FWS 57th FWW	Crashed off coast of VA
3rd May 1976	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon		64th FWS 57th FWW	Crashed off coast of VA	pilot killed	rescued CAN ANYONE CONFIRM EJECTION??
5th November 1976	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	67-14830 T.6025	12th FTW	Crashed near Offutt AFB NE, USA
23rd February 1977	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	63-8217	38th FTW also seen as 82nd FTW	Crashed near Williams AFB, AZ, USA
15th March 1977	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	65-10318	12th FTW Randolph AFB, TX, USA
15th March 1977	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	65-10318	12th FTW Randolph AFB, TX, USA		killed	killed
25th July 1977	USAF	Northrop T-38A Talon		Thunderbirds	Crashed during manoeuvres at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming	Capt. Charlie Carter deliberately remained in aircraft to avoid crashing into crowd	killed
FEEDBACK	Although it was 30+ years ago, and I heard this story from my great-uncle who was also Charlie's uncle (on the other side of the family), the story as I remembered it … Charlie was the narrator and back-up pilot, so was not flying in the actual show. Accompanying him in flying over a Stock Show/Rodeo was a media person. They had some kind of trouble. (I don't think I ever knew if it was engine, or what.) Charlie had the guy in the plane with him eject, and Charlie was able to get the plane past all the people on the ground, but crashed into a pen of livestock before he could eject. The San Antonio Light of July 26, 1977: carried a report of the loss part of which is printed below ". . . A Luling man killed in a crash of a jet trainer belonging to Air Force's have given up his own life rather than allow the jet to crash into 3 clump of campers Capt Charlie Carter 33 of Luling was killed Monday in the crash of the plane on a rain-swept rodeo parking lot as the plane was attempting to land at a nearby airport. " (Luling, Texas is about 60 miles east of San Antonio.) Full story can be found at LINK This is a picture of Charlie: http://www.thunderbirdsalumni.com/Photo+Gallery/Misc+Photos/997.aspx Lisa Bailey in email 14th February 2008

5th January 1978	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	68-8174	Thunderbirds	Crashed near Las Vegas, NV USA
13th June 1978	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	61-0889/11	NTPS	Crashed during flight from NAS Patuxent River MD USA
31st August 1978	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	66-4364	ATC 80th Flying Training Wing Sheppard Air Force base	Structural failure of the wing during aerobatic training mission
31st August 1978	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	66-4364	ATC 80th Flying Training Wing Sheppard Air Force base		Student pilot ejected seriously injured	Capt. Swanson ejected at high speed killed
FEEDBACK	". . . It has been 27 years since I sat on an ejection seat, but I still consider my T-38 flying as one of my most enjoyable assignments. I was a T-38 Instructor Pilot at Sheppard AFB in the Fixed Wing Division of the 80 FTW at the time of this accident. This was a small unit and the fatal accident on 31 Aug 1978 made an indelible impression on us. This accident occurred on an aerobatic training mission. While entering a loop the aircraft experienced a structural failure of the wing. The left wing folded up over the fuselage causing the aircraft to enter an extreme roll. The instructor was Capt. Swanson, who ejected from the back seat at what the USAF estimated to be 550 kts. Swanson was killed due to the extreme forces caused by the high speed ejection. The student (can’t remember his name) ejected at a slower speed (under 500 kts) and was seriously injured. He was eventually medically retired from the USAF, having never regained flight status. During the accident investigation it was shown that the accident aircraft had a fatigue crack in the wing that had been missed on previous inspections. The crack propagated from the cutout in the spar for the main gear tire and spread across the narrow part of the spar over a long period of time. It was determined that this crack started at a stress riser caused by the manufacture’s machining practices when the wing planform was built in 1966. Subsequently the entire T-38 fleet was grounded worldwide while every aircraft was inspected in the wheel well area by eddy current looking for cracks. As I recall at Sheppard they found two aircraft that were grounded for a long period of time awaiting parts. I have no idea how many aircraft were found with cracks worldwide, but there was a large backlog of orders for the T-38 wing that took a long time to fill. The rest of the fleet was back in the air in about ten days as the inspections and polishing of the suspect areas were completed. I hope this fills in one of the many blanks in your data Steve Clarke T-38 Instructor Pilot a long time ago in email 5th February 2008
15th January 1979	U.S. Air Force	T-38			Mid-air collision. Crashed 30 nautical miles east of Sheppard
15th January 1979	U.S. Air Force	T-38				OK	OK
15th January 1979	U.S. Air Force	T-38
15th January 1979	U.S. Air Force	T-38				OK	OK
16th October 1980	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	63-8128	71st FTW	Crashed on approach to Vance AFB, OK USA
16th October 1980	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	63-8128	71st FTW	Crashed on approach to Vance AFB, OK USA	killed	survived
9th May 1981 15:18	USAF	Northrop T-38A Talon	Thunderbird 6 68-8131/6	Thunderbirds	Engine failure during a low approach. Crashed in a Layton field south of the runway Hill Air Force Base, Ogden, Utah	Capt. David L. "Nick" Hauck deliberately remained in aircraft to avoid crashing into crowd	killed
15th May 1981	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	67-14948	82nd FTW	Crashed 49 miles east north east of Williams AFB , AZ USA
8th September 1981	USAF	Northrop T-38A Talon	68-8182/1	Thunderbird Burke Lakefront Airport	Leaving Cleveland. engines ingested several seagulls on takeoff lost power 50 feet, caught fire, crash landed and skidded into Lake Erie,
8th September 1981	USAF	Northrop T-38A Talon	68-8182/1	Thunderbird Burke Lakefront Airport		Lieut. Col. David L. Smith Thunderbirds' commander ejected killed	Sergeant. Dwight Roberts crew chief ejected minor arm and knee injuries
18th January 1982	USAF	Northrop T-38A Talon	68-8156/1	CAN ANYONE MATCH PILOT TO AIRCRAFT	During a practice over Range 65 the team was conducting a line abreast loop manoeuvre when a malfunction in the lead plane caused mid-air collision "Diamond Crash," at Indian Springs [training for an air show at Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz, practicing a ''loop and tail'' maneuver flew into the desert ground]	Maj. Norm Lowry - commander/leader	killed
	USAF	Northrop T-38A Talon	68-8175			Capt. Willie Mays - left wing	killed
	USAF	Northrop T-38A Talon	68-8176			Captain Joseph "Peter" Peterson - right wing killed
	USAF	Northrop T-38A Talon	68-8184			Capt. Mark Melancon - slot	killed
2nd May 1982	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	63-8160	14th FTW Columbus AFB, MS USA	Control lost
5th April 1983	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	70-1591	47th TFW	Crashed 20 miles north of Del Rio, Texas USA
21st March 1984	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	66-4329	14th FTW	Mid air collision. Crashed near Dime AL USA	killed	DETAILS OF CREWS NEEDED
21st March 1984	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	66-4329	14th FTW		killed
21st March 1984	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	66-4331	14th FTW		killed
21st March 1984	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	66-4331	14th FTW		ejected
7th October 1984	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	65-10397	71st FTW Vance AFB OK USA
4th January 1985	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	65-10368	12th FTW	Crashed near Wichita Falls about one nautical mile south of Sheppard, TX USA
4th January 1985	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	65-10368	12th FTW		Killed	pilot RAF killed
2nd April 1985 also seen as 5th April 1985	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	63-8125	12th FTW	Birdstrike. Crashed near Wichita Falls about 2.5 nautical miles southwest of Sheppard TX USA
2nd April 1985 also seen as 5th April 1985	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	63-8125	12th FTW		ejected	ejected
18th May 1985	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon		80th Flying Training Wing Sheppard Air Force base
28th February 1986	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	64-13296	47th FTW
28th February 1986	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	64-13296	47th FTW		ejected	ejected
2nd April 1986	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	67-14836	82nd FTW
22nd May 1987	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	62-3639 ED	6512th TS AFFTC	In collision with Cessna 206 N2520X during VFR in MOA. Crashed Tehachapi Mountains north of Los Angeles
22nd May 1987	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	62-3639 ED	6512th TS AFFTC		killed	killed
22nd June 1988	U.S. Air Force	AT-38B Talon	60-0569/HM	434th TFTS 479TTW	Crashed 5 miles north of Holloman AFB
22nd June 1988	U.S. Air Force	AT-38B Talon	60-0569/HM	434th TFTS 479TTW	Crashed 5 miles north of Holloman AFB	ejected
18th April 1989	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	65-10346/HM	479TTW
21st May 1989	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	63-8124	64th FTW Reese AFB TX USA	Landed short of runway damaged
21st May 1989	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	63-8124	64th FTW Reese AFB TX USA	Landed short of runway damaged	OK	OK
5th June 1989	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	64-13287	64th FTW	Crashed 2 miles south of Cannon AFB NM
5th June 1989	U.S. Air Force	T-38A Talon	64-13287	64th FTW	Crashed 2 miles south of Cannon AFB NM	killed	injured
21st May 1990	U.S. Air Force	AT-38B Talon	65-10341/HM	433TFTS,
6th August 1990	U.S. Air Force	T-38 Talon	64-13273	47th FTW
22nd August 1990	U.S. Air Force	T-38 Talon	66-8401/RA	12nd FTW
24th June 1991	U.S. Air Force	T-38A	64-13238	80th FTW	crashed about 300 yards north of ATC tower at Sheppard
24th June 1991	U.S. Air Force	T-38A	64-13238	80th FTW	crashed about 300 yards north of ATC tower at Sheppard	killed	killed
3rd September 1992	U.S. Air Force	T-38A			crashed about 50 nautical miles southwest of Sheppard	one killed on OK
20th June 1993	U.S. Air Force	T-38 Talon	68-8095/SJ	334th ARS
6th July 1993	U.S. Air Force	T-38 Talon	70-1588	64th FTW
12th September 1993	U.S. Air Force	T-38 Talon	70-1587	71st FTW
31st May 1995	U.S. Air Force	T-38 Talon	66-4352/EN	80th Flying Training Wing Sheppard Air Force base	Routine training mission crashed into an apartment complex into the parking lot of the Amber Falls Crossing Crashed four miles south of Sheppard Air Force Base Gound injuries and fatalities
31st May 1995	U.S. Air Force	T-38 Talon	66-4352/EN	80th Flying Training Wing Sheppard Air Force base		2d Lieut. James Varden ejected treated for minor injuries	Capt. Marc Vantsant [Netherlands] ejected treated for minor injuries
18th October 1995	U.S. Air Force	AT-38B Talon	65-10370/CB	14th FTW
22nd October 1997 10:00	U.S. Air Force	T-38 Talon	62-3746/ED	412th TW	Collided today with an F-16 fighter over Edwards Air Force Base in California and crashed in the Mojave Desert F-16 landed safely on a dry lake bed at the desert base
						Lieut. Col. William Nusz ejected did not survive	Flight Lieut. Leigh Alexander Fox [on assignment from the Royal Air Force] ejected did not survive
						The two crew were found several miles from the wreckage of the plane and that their parachutes had opened
24th February 1998	U.S. Air Force	T-38 Talon	3821/68-8177	RoCAF/14th TFS
16th June 1999	U.S. Air Force	T-38 Talon	64-13208/XL	87th FTS
13th December 1999	U.S. Air Force	AT-38B Talon	64-13298/RA	435th FTS	damaged
13th December 1999	U.S. Air Force	AT-38B Talon	65-10437/RA	435th FTS	damaged
Tuesday 13th July 2000 Morning	USN	T-38 Talon	65-10375/08	USN TPS	Crashed on the skeet range just off Tatee Road, as they were attempting to land on Runway 6 Both U.S. Naval Test Pilot School students killed	Pilot Lieutenant Commander Gareth Aaron Rietz		no ejection
Tuesday 13th July 2000 Morning	USN	T-38 Talon	65-10375/08	USN TPS		Co-pilot Lieutenant Commander Raymond Edward O'Hare		no ejection
5th December 2000	U.S. Air Force	T-38 Talon	67-14938/EN	80th Flying Training Wing Sheppard Air Force base	crashed about 50 miles west of Sheppard
5th December 2000	U.S. Air Force	T-38 Talon	67-14938/EN	80th Flying Training Wing Sheppard Air Force base	crashed about 50 miles west of Sheppard	ejected OK	ejected OK
24th August 2001	U.S. Air Force	T-38 Talon	64-13290/EN	80th Flying Training Wing Sheppard Air Force base	Collided near Crowell, Texas, in Foard County west of Wichita Falls	CREW DETAILS An Italian pilot was killed in the incident DETAILS ???
24th August 2001	U.S. Air Force	T-38 Talon	66-4323/EN	80th Flying Training Wing Sheppard Air Force base	Collided near Crowell, Texas, in Foard County west of Wichita Falls
8th March 2003	U.S. Air Force	T-38 Talon	68-8141/HO	7th CTS
19th March 2003 approx. 4 p.m	U.S. Air Force	T-38 Talon	70-1949/RA	crew from 100th Flying Training Squadron aircraft from 560th Flying Training Squadron, 12th Flying Training Wing Randolph Air Force Base, Texas	Tyre failure caused aircraft to leave the runway	instructor pilot Maj. Pete Jahns (100th Flying Training Squadron) killed in loss		Northrop
						Involuntarily ejected from the aircraft when the barrier stanchion breached the front of the cockpit. The breach initiated the ejection sequence by forcing the throttle quadrant into the ejection seat. At the time of the ejection the nose and right landing gear had collapsed causing an angled ejection with no opportunity for the parachute to fill and slow impact.
						Lt. Col. Frank Gebert survived the crash, taken to Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base for treatment and observation		no ejection
14th October 2005	U.S. Air Force	T-38 Talon	66-8368/EN	Crew from 80th Operational Support Squadron, Aircraft from 90th FTS Sheppard Air Force Base	Control problems. Aircraft was destroyed on impact on Runway 33C
14th October 2005	U.S. Air Force	T-38 Talon	66-8368/EN			instructor pilot, Maj. Jeffrey S. Klein ejected unhurt. Sent to the flight surgeon's office for a mandatory physical.	student pilot, 1st Lt. Aaron B. Brown ejected unhurt. Sent to the flight surgeon's office for a mandatory physical.
Tuesday 13th December 2005 3:45 p.m	USAF	T-38-C	65-10333 333 XL	87th FTS 47th FTW Laughlin	Birdstrike - Plane crashed in open ranchland near Bracketville -			Northrop-Grumman
Tuesday 13th December 2005 3:45 p.m	USAF	T-38-C	65-10333 333 XL	87th FTS 47th FTW Laughlin		Major Marc Montgomery 96th FTS ejected - reports in US media suggest injured in low level ejection landing into the aircraft's burning wreckage Major Montgomery taken to Brooks Army Medical Center -"was in critical but stable condition"	2nd Lt. Jonathan Ballard 87th FTS ejected safely at low level Second Lieutenant Jonathan Ballard, was taken back to Laughlin for evaluation	Northrop-Grumman
18th January 2006 about 1:30 p.m	U.S. Air Force	T-38 Talon		Columbus AFB	On a low-level navigation training sortie. Crashed 40 miles south of Memphis, Tenn
18th January 2006 about 1:30 p.m	U.S. Air Force	T-38 Talon		Columbus AFB		ejected	ejected
Thursday 18th January 2007 1:30pm	USAF	T-38C Talon trainer [see also Martin-Baker News Release]		Columbus Air Force Base NEWS LINK	Low-level training exercise. Crashed about 40 miles south of Memphis, Tenn in a swampy area, western Panola County			Northrop
Thursday 18th January 2007 1:30pm	USAF			Columbus Air Force Base NEWS LINK		Pilot Maj. Bill Lester ejected safely	Trainee Pilot 2nd Lt. Todd Campbell ejected safely	Northrop
Thursday 22nd February 2007 12:45	U.S. Air Force	T-38C Talon		12th Flying Training Wing Randolph Air Force Base	Crashed approximately 12 miles south of Hondo in Frio County	Pilot-instructor Maj. Michael Pelletier ejected safely taken to Wilford Hall Medical Center for evaluation.		Northrop
Wednesday 12th March 2008 16:00	U.S. Air Force	T-38 Talon		71st Flying Training Wing Vance Air Force Base	Training sortie. Ran off a runway while taking off from Vance Air Force Base sustained significant damage</