The T-1A Jayhawk is a medium-range, twin-engine jet trainer used in the advanced phase of specialized undergraduate pilot training for students selected to fly airlift or tanker aircraft.

Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas bid farewell to its last T-1A Jayhawk last month, as the Air Force continues its drive to retire the heavy aircraft trainer. Laughlin's last Jayhawk, from the 86th ...

A five-ship formation, including the T-1A Jayhawk center, flies together at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, on Dec. 17, 2024. The formation marked the final flight of the T-1A, which consisted of two ...

The 24 members of the class have completed initial aviation training and will continue in the T-38C Talon or T-1A Jayhawk programs at Vance.

Laughlin Air Force Base's last T-1A Jayhawk was flanked by pairs of T-6A Texans and T-38C Talon trainers as it departed Laughlin on Dec. 17. (Staff Sgt. Nicholas Larsen/Air Force) ...