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Two pilots dead in T-38C crash at Columbus AFB

  • Published April 23, 2008
COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. --   Two pilots died April 23 when an Air Force T-38C Talon trainer crashed at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss.

Names of the deceased have not been released, pending the notification of next of kin. A board of officers will investigate the accident.

Additional details will be provided as they become available.






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