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An Air Force report found that Capt. John Robertson's death on May 13, 2024 likely came from not being properly strapped into ...
Captain Robertson’s death was the result of an ejection seat being activated during ground operations in one of the T-6a ...
One year after the death of an instructor pilot at Sheppard Air Force Base, the United States Air Force Headquarters Air Education and Training Command officials released an incident report on ...
The Air Force has released its report on an aircraft accident at Sheppard Air Force Base that resulted in the death of an ...
Capt. John Robertson died from injuries suffered on May 13, 2024 when an ejection seat on his T-6A Texas II aircraft activated as the plane taxied to park following a training mission.
Accidental ejection seat activation lead to pilot’s 2024 death at Sheppard Air Force Base: report by: Mariana Vela Leon Posted: Jun 30, 2025 / 03:20 PM CDT Updated: Jun 30, 2025 / 05:14 PM CDT ...
During the training mission, a student pilot and Robertson were in the aircraft, and Robertson inadvertently pulled the ejection seat handle, which caused him to be ejected. Robertson was not ...