RAF Pilots Injured in Jet Crash Expected to Fully Recover
Two pilots ejected from a Hawk T2 aircraft before it crashed in Anglesey and are receiving treatment for minor injuries.
Two Royal Air Force pilots who ejected from a Hawk T2 jet moments before it crashed in Anglesey are expected to make a full recovery, the RAF confirmed.
The aircraft was flying from RAF Valley on Wednesday when it went down in the Pencarnisiog area.
The RAF has paused Hawk T1 and T2 flying operations as a precautionary measure while an investigation into the incident is underway. The Red Arrows, who use the Hawk T1, are included in this pause.
A video shared on social media appeared to show the pilots ejecting from the aircraft before it nosedived and crashed in flames, narrowly missing homes.
RAF Valley is a Royal Air Force station located on Anglesey, a Welsh island. It is responsible for training fast jet pilots, and aircrew for mountain and maritime operations. The station also houses the Mountain Rescue Service.
The base, which opened in February 1941, was previously a staging post for U.S. aircraft during World War II. Prince William served as an RAF search and rescue pilot at the base from 2010 to 2013.