One U.S. Air Force pilot is dead and another has been hospitalized after a T-38 Talon crashed in Texas Monday. The pilots, both of whom are not being identified, crashed the training jet near Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio around 4 p.m., roughly 14 miles northwest, the Air Force said in a statement. The surviving pilot was transported to Val Verde Regional Medical Center in Del Rio. The Air Force confirmed the incident on Twitter, saying: "It is with great sadness we announce the passing of one of our own and the injury of another Airman during a plane crash near Del Rio, Texas. Laughlin is the largest training base in the U.S. Air Force.

Source: Fox News November 21, 2017 02:37 UTC