Once upon a time, escaping an aircraft was a tricky business. You had to unstrap yourself, fling open a heavy glass canopy, and try to wrench yourself out of a small opening without getting smacked by ...

An Air Force instructor pilot at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas, died Tuesday after an accident on Monday. According to a statement from the base, the pilot with the 80th Flying ...

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

Pilot dies after plane's seat ejects while on the ground An Air Force instructor pilot died Tuesday after the ejection seat of a training plane he was in activated while the aircraft was on the ground ...

An Air Force instructor pilot has died after the ejection seat on his aircraft activated while the plane was operating on the ground, officials said. The incident occurred on Monday at Sheppard Air ...