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Air Force pilot dies after ejection seat accidentally fires while on the ground at Texas base

Headline from NBC New York

An Air Force instructor pilot at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas died Tuesday after an accident on Monday.

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  1. CBS News

    Air Force instructor pilot dies after ejection seat activates during ground operations (opens CBS News)

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    The instructor taught for a program that trains combat pilots for NATO.

  2. Military Times

    Air Force instructor pilot dies after ejection seat accident (opens Military Times)

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    A member of the 80th Flying Training Wing died Monday after their ejection seat fired while they were sitting in the cockpit on the ground.

  3. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Air Force instructor pilot killed when ejection seat activated on the ground (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    An Air Force instructor pilot was killed when the ejection seat activated while the jet was still on the ground at a Texas military base, the Air Force said Tuesday.

  4. Fox News

    Air Force instructor pilot killed when ejection seat activated on ground (opens Fox News)

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    An Air Force instructor was killed when the ejection seat on his aircraft activated while it was on the ground, officials said.

  5. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Pilot dies after ejection seat fires while on the ground at Sheppard AFB iin Wichita Falls (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    An Air Force instructor pilot at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas died Tuesday after an accident on Monday.

  6. Washington Times

    Pilot instructor at Texas air base dies after seat ejects from plane on the ground (opens Washington Times)

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    A pilot instructor at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas died Tuesday after being injured Monday when his seat in a training plane ejected during ground operations.

  7. NBC New York

    Air Force pilot dies after ejection seat accidentally fires while on the ground at Texas base (opens NBC New York)

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    An Air Force instructor pilot at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas died Tuesday after an accident on Monday.

  8. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Air Force pilot dies after aircraft ejection seat goes off while on the ground (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    An Air Force instructor pilot has died after the ejection seat on his aircraft activated while the plane was operating on the ground, officials said.

  9. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Sheppard AFB Airman who died after ejection seat activated on the ground identified (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    The U.S. Air Force identified the instructor pilot who died after his ejection seat activated while on the ground at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls,...

  10. UPI

    U.S. Air Force pilot instructor dies after being ejected from plane on ground (opens UPI)

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    A U.S. Air Force instructor pilot has died from injuries sustained when the ejection seat of his aircraft was activated during ground operations, the military said.

  11. FOX 35 Orlando

    Air Force instructor pilot dies after ejection seat goes off at Sheppard Air Force Base (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    The instructor was in a T-6A Texan II when the ejection seat activated during a ground operation.

  12. NBC News

    Air Force instructor dies after ejection seat goes off while plane is on the ground (opens NBC News)

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    An Air Force instructor pilot died Tuesday after the ejection seat of the plane he was in activated while the aircraft was on the ground, Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas said.

  13. Military.com

    Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service (opens Military.com)

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    Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured Monday "when the ejection seat of the T-6A Texan II aircraft he was in activated during ground operations," the base said in a statement.

  14. BNO News

    U.S. Air Force pilot killed when ejection seat activates on the ground in Texas (opens BNO News)

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    A U.S. Air Force instructor pilot died of his injuries Tuesday after the ejection seat of his plane mistakenly activated during ground operations at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas, officials say. The instructor, Captain John Robertson, was in a T-6A Texan II at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita F…

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