Shaw Pilot Broke His Legs: When Capt. Ted Schultz of the 55th Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, N.C., bailed out of his F-16 last week before it crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, he suffered two broken legs, some facial cuts, and a broken wrist, according to The (Sumter, S.C.) Item. Exactly when and how he sustained the injuries has not been released by the Air Force. Shaw spokesman Lt. Bryan Cox told The Item that the Air Force would mount an aircraft recovery effort, but he did not know whether it would be military or contracted. Col. Michael Beale, the vice commander of the 20th Fighter Wing, is leading the interim accident investigation. Last fall, the incoming wing commander, Col. Bill Hyatt, instituted new maintenance procedures following an earlier F-16 crash. There is no indication that the latest crash was maintenance related.
The last remaining T-1 Jayhawk at JBSA-Randolph, Texas, took its final flight to the "Boneyard" at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on July 15. The 99th Flying Training Squadron will train pilots using T-6 and simulator until it gets T-7 Red Hawk in fiscal 2026.