According to an April 2 release from Vance AFB, Okla., a pilot safely ejected from a T-6A Texan II at about 12:55 p.m. that day at the south end of the base. The aircraft came to rest off the end of runway 17L “with gear extended in the mud,” stated the release. The unidentified pilot, who was on a solo training mission, was treated and released by a local hospital. (Also read Enid News report)
The Air Force has spent more than two years studying cancer risks to Airmen who work with the service's intercontinental ballistic missiles. Now lawmakers in Congress are placing fresh scrutiny on the issue and have prepared legislation that would direct the service to clean silos and launch facilities.