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Sheppard T-6 Instructor Pilot Dies After Ejection Seat Goes Off on the Ground


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T-6 Instructor Pilot Dies After Ejection Seat Goes Off on the Ground (airandspaceforces.com)

An Air Force instructor pilot died early in the morning on May 14 from injuries sustained when the pilot’s T-6A Texan II training plane ejection seat activated during ground operations the day before, the 82nd Training Wing at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, announced in a press release.

“An investigation into the cause of the incident is underway,” the wing wrote, adding that the pilot’s name is being withheld for 24 hours to notify his or her next of kin.  (full story at title link)

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18 hours ago, M2 said:

Just heard about this...

T-6 Instructor Pilot Dies After Ejection Seat Goes Off on the Ground (airandspaceforces.com)

An Air Force instructor pilot died early in the morning on May 14 from injuries sustained when the pilot’s T-6A Texan II training plane ejection seat activated during ground operations the day before, the 82nd Training Wing at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, announced in a press release.

“An investigation into the cause of the incident is underway,” the wing wrote, adding that the pilot’s name is being withheld for 24 hours to notify his or her next of kin.  (full story at title link)
 

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Bummer.

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