A U.S. Marine Corps maintainer works on a Mk.14 ejection seat, which is also known as the Navy Aircrew Common Ejection Seat. Credit: U.S. Marine Corps A key component must be replaced on several types ...

The T-6A Texan II is a single-engine, two-seat primary military trainer aircraft capable of a maximum flight speed of 310 mph. Photo by Airman Zachary Heal/U.S. Air Force May 14 (UPI) --A U.S. Air ...

The Air Force on Tuesday identified a training pilot who was killed by an ejection seat misfire at a Texas base. Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

The Air Force is temporarily grounding nearly 300 trainer aircraft over concerns that their ejection seats may not fire correctly when needed, Air Force Times has learned. The service has stopped ...