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The Air Force is investigating after a T-38 Talon II training aircraft connected to Columbus Air Force Base crashed Tuesday in Lamar County, Alabama.
The United States Air Force has relied on the Northrop T-38 Talon for more than six decades. In that time, the fighter jets and bombers that the small supersonic training jet is meant to emulate have radically evolved.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The T-38 is the main trainer jet of the US Air Force. Aircraft maintenance company Thornton Aviation put one up for sale for $800,000. The T-38 has also been used by NASA to train astronauts
Back in 1959, what was then Northrop introduced an airplane called T-38 Talon. Designed to perform the role of supersonic trainer for American Air Force pilots, the beast has been in service almost ever since, making sure generation after generation of ...