1 pilot killed and 1 hurt in jet crash at Laughlin Air Force Base

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Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Pilot killed in crash out of Laughlin AFB
Pilot killed in crash out of Laughlin AFB

DEL RIO, Texas -- A pilot is dead and another was injured after a training jet crashed at Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas.

The base said in a statement on its Facebook page that the T-38C Talon crashed at approximately 7:40 p.m. on Tuesday. The surviving pilot was transferred to Val Verde Regional Medical Center. The pilot's condition was not immediately known.

The names of the pair are being withheld pending notifications of next of kin.

The crash is under investigation by a board of officers.