Incident Northrop T-38A Talon 70-1560,
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Date:Friday 17 January 1986
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic T38 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Northrop T-38A Talon
Owner/operator:USAF
Registration: 70-1560
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location: -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Training
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed on a training flight during acrobatics, a crack in the wing which caused the left wing to depart at 500 knots and 5 g. Two crew ekected.

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20171126074757/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/t_38_talon.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Sep-2014 16:18 Aerossurance Added

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