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Pilot ejects from Air Force training jet before plane crashes in Mississippi

By 

COREY DICKSTEIN

STARS AND STRIPES • November 7, 2022

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A T-38C flies over the flightline on Jan. 7, 2022, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. (Davis Donaldson/U.S. Air Force)

An Air Force training jet crashed Monday afternoon near Columbus Air Force Base, officials at the Mississippi base said.

The pilot of the T-38C Talon experienced an “in-flight emergency” about 20 miles south of Columbus AFB before safely ejecting from the aircraft, according to a statement from base officials. The cause of the incident was under investigation as of Monday afternoon, officials said.

Date:	07-NOV-2022
Time:	c. 13:00
Type:	Northrop T-38C Talon
Owner/operator:	United States Air Force - USAF (United States Air Force - USAF)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	near Crawford, Lowndes County, MS -    United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Columbus AFB, MS (CBM/KCBM)
Destination airport:

Narrative:
A USAF T-38 Talon "in-flight emergency" and crashed near Crawford, Lowndes County, Mississippi.
The pilot ejected safely.

T-38 Talons from the 14th Flying Training Wing sit under a hangar on Jan. 7 at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. (Senior Airman Davis Donaldson/Air Force)