Two pilots dead in T-38C crash at Columbus AFB Published April 23, 2008 14th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Two pilots died today when an Air Force T-38C Talon trainer crashed at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Columbus Air Force Base. Names of the deceased have not been released, pending the notification of next of kin. A board of officers will investigate the accident. Additional details will be provided as they become available.