{"id":9640439,"date":"2026-08-05T09:24:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T07:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/t-1a-jayhawk-final-air-to-air-vance-afb-retirement-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T09:28:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T07:28:28","slug":"t-1a-jayhawk-letzter-luft-luft-kampf-vance-afb-ruhestand-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/t-1a-jayhawk-final-air-to-air-vance-afb-retirement-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Ein letztes Foto vor dem Friedhof"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style><p>Sie war nie glamour\u00f6s. Sie warf nie eine Bombe ab, lieferte sich nie Luftk\u00e4mpfe, durchbrach nie die Schallmauer. Doch 32 Jahre lang verrichtete die T-1A Jayhawk die stille, aber unverzichtbare Aufgabe, Flugsch\u00fcler zu den Piloten der amerikanischen Tank- und Transportflugzeuge auszubilden \u2013 und nun wird sie au\u00dfer Dienst gestellt.<\/p><p>Am 4. August 2026 ver\u00f6ffentlichten Luftfahrtfotografen die letzten Luftaufnahmen einer Jayhawk der Vance Air Force Base mit der Kennung 93-0654. Die Aufnahmen entstanden w\u00e4hrend eines Nachmittagsfluges \u00fcber Oklahoma. Sie bilden einen Abschiedsgru\u00df: Vance, die letzte Luftwaffenbasis, die diesen Flugzeugtyp noch flog, stellt ihre Jayhawks in diesem Monat au\u00dfer Dienst.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px 24px;margin:24px 0;border-radius:8px;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;font-size:18px;color:#333\">Kurzinfo<\/p><ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:18px;line-height:1.8;color:#333\"><li><strong>Flugzeug:<\/strong> Beechcraft\/Raytheon T-1A Jayhawk (basierend auf der Beechjet 400A)<\/li><li><strong>Rolle:<\/strong> Fortgeschrittener Ausbilder f\u00fcr die Laufbahn im Bereich Lufttransport und Tankflugzeuge (Mobilit\u00e4t).<\/li><li><strong>Service:<\/strong> ~32 Jahre, von 1992 bis 2026<\/li><li><strong>Nachricht:<\/strong> Die letzten Luft-Luft-Fotos wurden am 4. August 2026 ver\u00f6ffentlicht; die Vance Air Force Base stellt den Flugzeugtyp diesen Monat au\u00dfer Dienst.<\/li><li><strong>Ersatz:<\/strong> Keine direkte Verbindung \u2013 ein stark auf Simulatoren basierender Lehrplan, wobei der T-7A Red Hawk noch aussteht.<\/li><li><strong>Wohin die Absolventen gingen:<\/strong> C-17, KC-135, KC-46, C-130, C-5 und mehr<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Der Jet, der die Lufttransportstreitkr\u00e4fte aufgebaut hat<\/h2><p>Die T-1A ist eine militarisierte Beechjet 400A \u2013 ein kleiner, zweistrahliger Gesch\u00e4ftsreisejet, der 1992 f\u00fcr die Ausbildung von Lufttransport- und Tankflugzeugen in Dienst gestellt wurde. Wenn Sie jemals mit einer C-17 \u00fcber den Ozean geflogen, von einer KC-135 betankt oder in einer C-130 mitgeflogen sind, ist die Wahrscheinlichkeit gro\u00df, dass die Piloten in der Kabine das Fliegen gro\u00dfer Jets zun\u00e4chst in einer Jayhawk gelernt haben.<\/p><p>\u00dcber drei Jahrzehnte bildete es Tausende von Transport- und Tankflugzeugpiloten aus. Es wurde nicht gebaut, um zu begeistern, sondern um die Koordination der Besatzung, das Instrumentenfliegen und die wenig glamour\u00f6se Disziplin des sicheren Transports von Treibstoff und Fracht zu lehren. Das machte es zu einem der stillsten, aber wichtigsten Flugzeuge im Bestand.<\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=622671598  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/t-1a-jayhawk-final-salute-laughlin.jpg\" alt=\"Die Luftwaffenangeh\u00f6rigen salutieren der T-1A Jayhawk\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Angeh\u00f6rige des 86. Flugausbildungsgeschwaders erweisen einer T-1A Jayhawk, die auf der Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas wegrollt, einen letzten Gru\u00df. Foto der US-Luftwaffe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Im Ruhestand, um f\u00fcr die Zukunft zu bezahlen<\/h2><p>Die Luftwaffe ersetzt die Jayhawk nicht durch ein anderes Flugzeug. Sie stellt die Flotte au\u00dfer Dienst, um Kosten zu sparen und diese in die lange verz\u00f6gerte T-7A Red Hawk zu investieren. Gleichzeitig wird die Pilotenausbildung umgestellt und verst\u00e4rkt auf Simulatoren ausgerichtet. Flugsch\u00fcler werden k\u00fcnftig einen Gro\u00dfteil ihrer fortgeschrittenen \u00dcbungen im Simulator absolvieren; die Jagd- und Bomberstaffel fliegt weiterhin die veraltete T-38 Talon, bis gen\u00fcgend T-7 verf\u00fcgbar sind.<\/p><p>Das ist ein riskantes Unterfangen, bei dem die Luftwaffe auf synthetisches Training setzt und darauf vertraut, dass es die Stellung halten kann. Der letzte aktive T-1-Pilotensch\u00fcler, Leutnant Camden Larsen, absolvierte die Ausbildung in Vance \u2013 der letzte Name auf einer sehr langen Liste.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201cWir stehen auf den Schultern von Riesen.\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Oberstleutnant Nathan Hedden<\/strong> \u2014 Kommandeur des 86. Flugausbildungsgeschwaders, Laughlin AFB<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p>Die einzelnen Baseball-Basen haben die Jayhawk nacheinander verabschiedet \u2013 Columbus, Laughlin und Pensacola haben ihre Abschiedsfl\u00fcge bereits durchgef\u00fchrt, die Jets flogen Richtung Flugzeugfriedhof in Davis-Monthan. Vance ist die letzte.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MQU6sEe8bes\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<p>Kein Besucher einer Flugschau wird die T-1A vermissen. Doch eine ganze Generation von Transport- und Tankerpiloten wird sie als den Jet in Erinnerung behalten, mit dem sie zum ersten Mal das Gef\u00fchl erlebten, ein gro\u00dfes und schnelles Flugzeug beruflich zu fliegen. Ein letztes Foto in der goldenen Stunde ist da ein w\u00fcrdiger Abschied.<\/p><p><em>Quellen: The Aviationist; Air &amp; Space Forces Magazine; Defense News; FlightGlobal; Air Education and Training Command.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">\u00c4hnliche Beitr\u00e4ge<\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/f-100-super-sabre-der-hunne-fliegt-wieder\/\">Der Super-S\u00e4bel fliegt wieder<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/sepecat-jaguar-indien-letzter-betreiber-shamsher\/\">Der Jet aus dem Kalten Krieg, den nur Indien noch fliegt<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/u-2-dragon-lady-reprieve-fy2027-congress-blocks-retirement-2026\/\">Das Spionageflugzeug, das einfach nicht sterben will<\/a><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was never glamorous. 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