Air Force Stops T-38 Formation Landings After 2019 Fatal Crash

The Air Force no longer requires T-38 student pilots to conduct formation landings, following the November 2019 fatal crash at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. The family of 2nd Lt. Travis Wilkie, the student pilot killed in the crash, praised the March decision, but said USAF should have halted the “archaic and dangerous requirement” before “it took the life of our son Travis and his instructor pilot.” Read more ►