Air Force Plane Crashes During Training; 2 Killed
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SIMLA, Colo. — An Air Force Academy plane has crashed on a routine training mission, killing an officer and a cadet.
Capt. Daniel E. Fischer, an instructor pilot with the 557th Flying Training Squadron, and Cadet 2nd Class Mark C. Dostal were flying in a single-engine T-3 trainer when the plane crashed Wednesday morning. A board of Air Force officers will investigate.
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