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UPDATED: Navy Identifies 2 Killed in Navy T-6B Texan II Trainer Crash in Alabama

UPDATED: Navy Identifies 2 Killed in Navy T-6B Texan II Trainer Crash in Alabama

Training Air Wing 4’s fleet of T-6B Texan II and T-44C Pegasus aircraft are carefully packed into a hangar to protect them from severe weather at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas, May 10, 2019. A crew worked through the night to ensure the aircraft were properly secured ahead of the storm. US Navy photo.

A U.S. Navy T-6B Texan II training aircraft crashed in Alabama, killing both aircrew onboard. Read More

Navy Training Aircraft Crashes in Gulf of Mexico

Navy Training Aircraft Crashes in Gulf of Mexico

Two sailors in a T-34C Turbomentor before a training flight. US Navy Photo

Two sailors in a T-34C Turbomentor before a training flight. US Navy Photo

A previous version of the post indicated the instructor and pilot had “ejected” from the T-34C Turbomentor that crashed in the Gulf of Mexico. The aircraft isn’t equipped with ejection seats and the term “ejected” has been replaced with “bailed out.”

A two-seater Navy training aircraft crashed Thursday morning in the Gulf of Mexico during a training flight, officials with the service’s Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) told USNI News Thursday afternoon. Read More