T-3A - Rob Robinette
When you combine these six lost souls and four lost aircraft with the Slingsby T67/T-3A Firefly's dismal safety record of 36 fatal accidents killing 48 occupants (and counting) you begin to understand just how dangerous this aircraft is.
Officials announce T-3A Firefly final disposition
Sep 11, 2006 · RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- Nearly a decade after the Air Force stood down the T-3A Firefly fleet following three fatal accidents, Air Force officials made a final disposition decision to salvage the aircraft in place.
T-3A Firefly - Federation of American Scientists
The T-3A Firefly is a propeller driven aircraft used by the U.S. Air Force's Air Education and Training Command to screen pilot candidates by exposing them to military style traffic patterns, aerobatics and spins. It replaced the T-41 aircraft which is incapable of …
Slingsby T67 Firefly - Wikipedia
The Slingsby T67 Firefly, originally produced as the Fournier RF-6, is a two-seat aerobatic training aircraft, built by Slingsby Aviation in Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire, England. [1] It has been used as a trainer aircraft by several armed forces, as well as civilian operators.
T-3A Firefly - GlobalSecurity.org
The T-3A Firefly is a propeller driven aircraft used by the U.S. Air Force's Air Education and Training Command to screen pilot candidates by exposing them...
Slingsby T-3A Firefly aircraft - Military
The T-3A Firefly is a propeller driven aircraft used by the U.S. Air Force's Air Education and Training Command to screen pilot candidates by exposing them to military style traffic patterns, aerobatics and spins. It replaced the T-41 aircraft which is incapable of …
Despite deadly accidents, Air Force sticks with trainer plane
Jan 24, 1999 · -- The Air Force plans to put its ill-fated T-3 trainer plane back in service, even though six Air Force Academy fliers have died in three crashes and the plane's engines stopped 66 times. The...
Officials announce T-3A Firefly final disposition - GlobalSecurity.org
9/11/2006 - RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- Nearly a decade after the Air Force stood down the T-3A Firefly fleet following three fatal accidents, Air Force officials made a final...
What Went Wrong With the T-3 Firefly - MSN
Mar 12, 2025 · Experience the gripping story of the T-3 Firefly, an aircraft that promised much but fell short in critical ways. This video dives into the design flaws, real-world challenges, and the pilots who...
Accident Slingsby T-3 Firefly 93-05.., Wednesday 25 June 1997
Meanwhile, another training fatality has led to a $4 million decision. 20-year-old Air Force Academy cadet Pace Weber was killed during a June 1997 training flight in a T-3A Slingsby Firefly. Weber and his instructor, Capt. Glen Comeaux, lost control of …