A T-38 based at JB Langley-Eustis, Va., made a forced landing at Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport on Tuesday, after the jet lost its canopy during takeoff, according to a wire report from the Newport News Daily Press. The canopy landed on the runway at Langley shortly after takeoff on a routine training mission, but did not cause any injury or additional damage at the base, according to a base spokesperson. Neither pilot was injured in the incident, and a USAF safety investigation is under way. Langley’s 27th Fighter Squadron has flown T-38s in an adversary role at JB Langley-Eustis since late 2011, where they conduct advanced dissimilar training and threat simulation for the 1st Fighter Wing’s F-22 Raptor squadrons.
The Air Force trimmed 120 airplanes from its fleet in fiscal 2021, gaining the most aircraft among its F-35 fighter squadrons and giving up the most from its B-1 bomber units, according to data provided by the Air Force. With puts and takes, the Air Force’s kinetic shooter fleet, not…