--- title: "Air Force identifies 2 airmen killed during T-38 training flight in Oklahoma" description: "The Air Force identified the two airmen killed in a training accident on Thursday as Lt. Col John \"Matt\" Kincade, 47, and 2nd Lt. Travis B. Wilkie, 23. They were killed at Vance Air Force Base during a training mission involving T-38C Talon aircraft, the Air Force said. Two T-38s were involved, and the incident occurred during the landing phase." date: "2019-11-22" modified: "2019-11-22" authors: - name: "David Roza" job_title: "YouTube Writer/Editor" link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/david-roza/" url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/news/vance-airmen-killed-talon-training/" categories: - "Air Force" - "Aircraft" - "Around the World" - "Military Branches" - "News" - "Tech & Tactics" - "United States" tags: - "Northern Command" --- # Air Force identifies 2 airmen killed during T-38 training flight in Oklahoma ![]() The Air Force has identified the two airmen killed in a training accident on Thursday as Lt. Col John "Matt" Kincade, 47, and 2nd Lt. Travis B. Wilkie, 23. Kincade and Wilkie were killed at Vance Air Force Base in Oklahoma during a training mission involving T-38C Talon aircraft, the Air Force said. Two T-38s were training in formation when the incident occurred during the landing phase, according to a press release. Kincade, an instructor pilot assigned to the 5th Flying Training Squadron, is survived by his wife and two sons, while Wilkie, a student pilot assigned to the 71st Student Squadron, is survived by his wife, parents and sister, said the Air Force, which is investigating the accident. "We are a close-knit family," said Col. Corey Simmons, commander of the 71st Flying Training Wing, "and when tragedies like this occur, every member of the U.S. military, Vance, Enid, feels it." ## Author David Roza writes scripts about military news for the Task & Purpose YouTube channel, and he also writes articles about military pay, benefits, health care, child care, culture, and other personnel topics on a freelance basis. Roza previously covered the Air Force and Space Force for Task & Purpose from 2019 to 2023 and for Air & Space Forces Magazine from 2023 to 2025. In the course of that reporting, he has set off a ‘Hollywood explosion’ with Air Force bomb techs, turned the (unarmed) keys of a nuclear missile bunker, hovered over the Nevada desert on an Air Force rescue helicopter, and got the best sleep of his life on the floor of a C-17 over the central Pacific. Share tips and story ideas with David at [david.roza@teamrecurrent.io]()