After Fatal Jet Crash, the Pilots Got Blamed. Then the Air Force Banned the Flight Maneuver
17 Jun 2020
Military.com | By Oriana Pawlyk
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.
Wilkie and Kincade's plane, tail number 65-0395, collided with the second T-38 on the runway, rolled over and skidded to a halt. Kincade, assigned to the 5th Flying Training Squadron, was also killed in the crash.
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