Two killed when Air Force trainer jet crashes in Ala.

Two Air Force pilots were killed Friday when a trainer jet crashed near an Alabama airport, the military branch confirmed.

The crash involved a T-38 trainer aircraft assigned to the 14th Flying Training Wing at Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi. Officials from the 14th Flying Training Wing confirmed in a news release that both pilots aboard the aircraft were killed. The pilots were flying a training mission.

The jet crashed at about 5:30 p.m. near Dannelly Field in Montgomery.

A safety investigation board will convene to investigate. Authorities said the cause of the crash wasn’t immediately known.