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Air Force Base Halts Flying After T-38 Crash

Air Force Base Halts Flying After T-38 Crash
A U.S. Air Force T-38 training jet. (Air Force photo)

Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas has suspended flight operations through the Thanksgiving weekend following the fatal crash of one of its T-38 Talon trainer jets.The pause will allow the base to scrutinize its operations, the Air Force said. Flying is expected to resume Nov. 27.The Nov. 21 announcement came a day after the T-38, which was carrying two instructor pilots, went down at about 4 p.m. local time about 14 miles northwest of the base.One pilot, Capt. Paul Barbour, 32, of…

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