{"id":44590,"date":"2019-11-21T16:41:39","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T16:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/11\/21\/breaking-aircraft-mishap-occurs-at-vance-air-force-base\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:40:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:40:49","slug":"breaking-aircraft-mishap-occurs-at-vance-air-force-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2019\/11\/21\/breaking-aircraft-mishap-occurs-at-vance-air-force-base\/","title":{"rendered":"Two airmen killed in T-38 mishap at Vance Air Force Base"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Two airmen were killed in a mishap involving two T-38 Talon trainer aircraft<\/a> at Vance Air Force Base<\/a> in Oklahoma Thursday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The base said in a release that the aircraft were on a routine training mission<\/a> when the mishap occurred at about 9:10 a.m. There were two people aboard each aircraft, for a total of four.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emergency response personnel from Vance are now on the scene to treat casualties and help with recovery efforts, the release said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The names of the deceased are being withheld, pending notification of their next of kin, Vance said. A team will investigate the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement, Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, said he was deeply saddened by the accident and loss of the airmen, and offered his prayers to the Vance community and the pilots\u2019 family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But he also said Congress must do more to make sure training and readiness programs are funded well enough to avoid more such incidents. Inhofe said the Defense authorization bill passed last year included funding for training and flight time, repairs and modernization of aircraft, and more policies meant to improve safety, and this year\u2019s bill will authorize more such funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\t