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Tragic news.
An Air Force Academy cadet has died in a plane crash in Texas, officials said Monday.
Cadet 4th Class Timothy Barber died Saturday evening. He was on leave from the academy at the time.
Barber was killed when two private aircraft collided in midair about 35 miles north of Dallas, according to a statement released by the Air Force Academy.
According to local media reports, Barber’s father, Gregory Barber, a retired Air Force pilot, also died in the crash.
“This is a tragedy for the Barbers and for those of us in their Air Force family. Our thoughts and prayers are with them as well as with their friends and loved ones,” said Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson, academy superintendent, in a statement. “This is profoundly sad news for all of us at the Air Force Academy. We stand ready to support Cadet Barber’s family and also have resources at the ready to help cadets and staff to weather our loss.”
In all, three people were killed when two small planes collided in midair near McKinney, Texas, the Associated Press reported.
The third victim had not yet been publicly identified by authorities.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the collision happened shortly after 5:30 p.m. on New Year’s Eve near Aero County Airport, about 35 miles north of Dallas.
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An Air Force Academy cadet has died in a plane crash in Texas, officials said Monday.
Cadet 4th Class Timothy Barber died Saturday evening. He was on leave from the academy at the time.
Barber was killed when two private aircraft collided in midair about 35 miles north of Dallas, according to a statement released by the Air Force Academy.
According to local media reports, Barber’s father, Gregory Barber, a retired Air Force pilot, also died in the crash.
“This is a tragedy for the Barbers and for those of us in their Air Force family. Our thoughts and prayers are with them as well as with their friends and loved ones,” said Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson, academy superintendent, in a statement. “This is profoundly sad news for all of us at the Air Force Academy. We stand ready to support Cadet Barber’s family and also have resources at the ready to help cadets and staff to weather our loss.”
In all, three people were killed when two small planes collided in midair near McKinney, Texas, the Associated Press reported.
The third victim had not yet been publicly identified by authorities.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the collision happened shortly after 5:30 p.m. on New Year’s Eve near Aero County Airport, about 35 miles north of Dallas.
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Air Force Academy cadet, two others killed in plane crash
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That is very sad news that USAF Academy Cadet 4th Class Timothy Barber died in a plane crash in when two small planes collided in midair near McKinney, Texas, while he was home on leave TSgt Joe C..
The fat that two others died as well indicates there may well have been no survivors from the mid-
0air crash.
Prayers for the family and friends of Timothy Barber as well as the other two victims.
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The fat that two others died as well indicates there may well have been no survivors from the mid-
0air crash.
Prayers for the family and friends of Timothy Barber as well as the other two victims.
LTC Stephen C. Maj William W. 'Bill' Price Capt Christopher Mueller Capt Seid Waddell CW5 (Join to see) SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SSgt (Join to see) SGT (Join to see) SP5 Mark Kuzinski SGT Forrest Stewart SGT John " Mac " McConnell SGT Robert George SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright Kim Bolen RN CCM ACM
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