UPDATE: Pilots of T-38 mishap ID'd

Two Air Force pilots in training at Vance AFB, Okla., were killed in a mishap between two T-38s during a routine training flight on Nov. 21. Two personnel were in each of the aircraft. The incident occurred during the “landing phase” of a formation training mission around 9:10 a.m., according to 71st Flying Training Wing Commander Col. Corey Simmons. Local TV station KOCO aired video on one T-38 upside down on the side of the runway with its landing gear lowered. The other T-38 was upright and further down the runway. Airmen in the upright T-38 were not injured, Simmons said. No additional details on the incident have been released, pending an official safety investigation. The names of the airmen will be announced after next of kin have been notified. The 71st FTW operates T-1s, T-6s, and T-38s for pilot training. Flying operations have been halted. Col. Simmons said he expects to make a decision on when to return aircraft to flight over the weekend. (Source: AF Magazine 11/21/19) Gulf Coast Note: Columbus AFB, Miss., is a similar unit under the 19th Air Force. CAFB is home to the 14th FTW. The 14th FTW’s mission is specialized undergraduate pilot training in the T-6 Texan II, T-38C Talon and T-1A Jayhawk. http://www.airforcemag.com/Features/Pages/2019/November%202019/Two-Vance-Airmen-Killed-in-T-38-Mishap.aspx UPDATE: The pilots have been identified as instructor-pilot Lt. Col. John “Matt” Kincade, assigned to the 5th Flying Training Squadron, and 2nd Lt. Travis B. Wilkie, assigned to the 71st Student Squadron. Kincade had previously served as a Navy pilot and was an Afghanistan war veteran. Wilkie was from San Diego and played baseball at the Air Force Academy. (Source: Daily Oklahoman 11/22/19) https://oklahoman.com/article/5647905/pilots-identified-in-vance-air-force-base-mishap