An IDF pilot of the rank of Major, a deputy formation commander, was killed in an airplane crash in southern Israel last night. At approximately 9 PM, a Socata TB-20 Trinidad one-engine plane crashed during a training flight at Israel Air Force base. Air Force Commander Maj.-Gen. Dan Halutz has appointed a commission to investigate the circumstances surrounding the accident. Information on capabilities of the Socata TB-2O can be found on the IDF Air Force website .