Two Air Force pilots eject safely during training in Texas

Two United States Air Force pilots ejected safely from a training aircraft near Seguin, Texas, on Thursday evening. UPI, CBS News, and KSAT reported that the pilots were conducting a flight in a T-6A Texan II training plane before the incident occurred. Local medical personnel are currently evaluating both crew members. [1][2][3]

Military officials at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph stated that the aircraft suffered unsafe landing gear indications. According to UPI, the pilots consulted with experts who recommended a controlled bailout over the area. The airmen were assigned to the 12th Flying Training Wing based near San Antonio. [1]

The United States Air Force was established in 1947 under the National Security Act. It is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces and operates under the Department of Defense. [8]

As FTMQ News reported earlier, a separate incident occurred in San Antonio when an Air Force commando was injured after falling while rappelling inside the Alamodome before a college football game. [10]