"An Air Force T-38C Talon II crashed at about 8:30 a.m. [12:30 p.m. GMT] today in a remote area near Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Both pilots ejected from the aircraft safely," the statement on the Base's Facebook page reads.
Both pilots were taken to the hospital for evaluation, according to the statement.
Confirmed: An Air Force T-38C Talon II crashed at about 8:30 a.m. today in a remote area near Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Both pilots ejected from the aircraft safely. via @Amanda__Maile
— Dennis Powell (@powelldennis) May 23, 2018
No further details have been immediately available, however, a US journalist published what is believed to be the pictures of the crash site.
A plane crash happened earlier this morning near the Columbus Air Force Base. We’re out here gathering more information. Multiple sources tell @WCBINEWS that pilots ejected safely. Keep following for the latest updates. pic.twitter.com/SiIyMwwTZt
— Jory Tally (@jorytallyWCBI) May 23, 2018
The airbase has yet to reveal the reason for the crash.
The Northrop T-38 Talon was the world's first supersonic trainer in service for over 50 years in the US Air Force, which is also the most produced one. It remains in service as of 2018 in several air forces, with the USAF operating the most of them. It has been also used by NASA.
