2 Navy Pilots Safely Eject From Training Jet Crash in Mississippi
The Navy said the cause is under investigation and temporarily paused flight operations at Training Air Wing 1 after the crash.
- Two U.S. Navy pilots safely ejected when their T-45C Goshawk trainer jet crashed Tuesday afternoon on private farmland in Noxubee County, Mississippi, at 12:30 p.m. Central time.
- Manufactured by McDonnell Douglas at about $17 million per plane, the T-45C Goshawk has served as the Navy's carrier trainer since the early 1990s despite recurring malfunctions prompting temporary safety pauses in recent years.
- Naval Air Training Command confirmed the T-45C Goshawk is a tandem-seat trainer designed for Navy and Marine Corps pilot instruction; the aircraft was assigned to Training Air Wing One at Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi.
- Chief of Naval Air Training temporarily paused flight operations at Training Air Wing One while military police and local emergency services secured the crash site, with both pilots evaluated at a local medical center.
- Tuesday's crash marks the second Navy aviation incident in May, following four pilots who ejected from EA-18G Growlers during an Idaho air show on May 17, while the Navy pursues replacement options through its Undergraduate Jet Training System program with selection expected next year.
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Two US Navy pilots successfully ejected when their training plane crashed.
The U.S. Naval Air Training Command reported that a T-45C Goshawk aircraft crashed at 12:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday at a private field in Noxubee County in eastern Mississippi. The military said the two pilots ejected safely. They were taken to a hospital for treatment. U.S. Navy Plane Crash – Investigation Underway. No details regarding the crash were released. Representatives from the military and state highway patrols were at the scene. Th…
Pilots OK after military jet crashes in Mississippi
SHUQUALAK, Miss. (WTVA) – Two people safely ejected from a military jet before it crashed Tuesday afternoon near the border of Noxubee and Kemper Counties. According to a news release from the Naval Air Training Command Air Wing One, the crash occurred at approximately 12:30 p.m. Two people were able to eject out of the U.S. Navy T-45C Goshawk before the crash and are currently being evaluated at a local medical center. The crash occurred on pri…
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