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Air Force Academy cadet dies in plane crash while on leave

By Haley Victory Smith
Published June 26, 2021 8:20pm ET
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Air Force Academy cadet dies in plane crash while on leave
A cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy died Thursday in a plane crash while he was on leave. Nick Duran, 20, died in a single-engine plane crash, Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, the academy’s superintendent, said Saturday. One other person was killed in the crash that took place south of Fort Worth, the Texas Department […]

A cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy died Thursday in a plane crash while he was on leave.

Nick Duran, 20, died in a single-engine plane crash, Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, the academy’s superintendent, said Saturday. One other person was killed in the crash that took place south of Fort Worth, the Texas Department of Public Safety reported.

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