RAF pilots eject before training jet crash in Wales
RAF Hawk T2 crash near Anglesey: pilots eject safely before jet impact Investigation continues as the RAF pauses training flights after the incident
Two Royal Air Force pilots ejected from a Hawk T2 training jet moments before it crashed near Anglesey in Wales on Wednesday, according to the RAF.
The aircraft had taken off from RAF Valley in northwestern Wales when the incident occurred. Video from a local resident shows the pilots descending by parachute after a fireball appeared in the countryside.
The RAF said both pilots are recovering well and that a formal investigation is under way. As a precaution, the service has temporarily paused Hawk T1 and Hawk T2 flying operations while it reviews the incident.