The T-6A Texan II taxied to a stop on the ramp at Vance Air Force Base on a recent sunny September afternoon. Two pilots climbed out — instructor pilot, 1st Lt. Robert Barlow, and student, 2nd Lt. Eli ...

This image provided by the U.S. Air Force shows a U.S. Air Force T-6A Texan II taxiing down the flight line at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, on Jan. 26, 2024. The Air Force says an instructor pilot ...

Capt. John Robertson died after the ejection seat of his T-6A Texan II aircraft "activated during ground operations" Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

WICHITA FALLS, Texas — An Air Force instructor pilot was killed when the ejection seat activated while the aircraft was on the ground at a military base in Wichita Falls, officials say. The instructor ...

A T-6A Texan II taxis on the runway at Sheppard Air Force Base on Jan. 10, 2019. An instructor pilot killed in a training mishap last year died after accidentally pulling the handle on his ejection ...

The US Air Force has been training its pilots with aircraft from the 60's. Now, it's getting ready to upgrade to the T-7 ...

An Air Force Base instructor-pilot died in Texas on Tuesday morning, just a day after the ejection seat was activated during ground operations, according to base officials. The pilot at the Sheppard ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story published May 14, 2024, about an ejection seat malfunction, The Associated Press erroneously described the T-6A Texan II as a jet. It is a turboprop aircraft. The ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Air Force instructor pilot was killed when the ejection seat activated while the jet was still on the ground at a Texas military base, the Air Force said Tuesday. The instructor ...