Pilot killed, another injured after Air Force training jet crashes in Texas

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Tue, 21 Nov 2017 - 12:00 GMT

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A NASA T-38 Trainer aircraft takes off from Edwards Air Force Base on August 19, 2005 in California. Tom Rogers / Reuters file

A NASA T-38 Trainer aircraft takes off from Edwards Air Force Base on August 19, 2005 in California. Tom Rogers / Reuters file

WASHINGTON - 21 Nov 2017: A military pilot was killed and another injured after their training jet crashed near the Texas-Mexico border, the US Air Force said.

The twin-jet T-38 Talon jet aircraft assigned to Laughlin Air Force Base near Del Rio went down about 14 miles northwest of the base, Fox News network reported on Tuesday.

One airman was dead at the scene while the other was taken to Val Verde Regional Medical Center in Del Rio.

No information has been made available regarding the cause of the crash.

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