The U.S. Air Force on Sunday said the two people who died in a military aircraft crash in Alabama Friday were a flying instructor and a student pilot from the Japanese Air Self Defense Force. The Air Force released the name of the instructor who died when the T-38C Talon trainer aircraft crashed Friday near Montgomery. He was identified as Scot Ames Jr., a 24-year-old instructor pilot with the 50th Flying Training Squadron at Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi. The Columbus Air Force Base is home of the 14th Flying Training Wing. The wing's mission is specialized undergraduate pilot training.

Source: Fox News February 22, 2021 01:07 UTC