After Fatal Jet Crash, the Pilots Got Blamed. Then the Air Force Banned the Flight Maneuver

June 17, 2020

Days after a T-38 Talon crash claimed the life of his 23-year-old son on Nov. 21, 2019, Don Wilkie headed to Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, to complete the devastating task of claiming his child's body.

Second Lt. Travis B. Wilkie, a student pilot assigned to the 71st Student Squadron at the base, died following a routine training flight in the two-seat trainer jet. He and his instructor pilot, Lt. Col. John "Matt" Kincade, 47, approached the runway for a tandem landing alongside another T-38.

Read more: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/06/17/after-fatal-jet-crash-pilots-got-blamed-then-air-force-banned-flight-maneuver.html 

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