Debris removed after RAF Hawk crash in north Wales
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Two pilots who ejected from their aircraft moments before it crashed are expected to make a full recovery, the RAF has said. The Hawk T2 aircraft had been flying out of the RAF Valley station on Anglesey on Wednesday when it plummeted to the ground in the nearby the Pencarnisiog area. The RAF said a qualified instructor and trainee were on board and that they "experienced a problem shortly after take off, declared an emergency", and then ejected. Station Commander at RAF Valley, Group Captain Gez Currie said it was "too early to speculate the cause of the crash", and a thorough investigation will now take place. He added that where the aircraft had only shortly become airborne, the decision-making process of the pilots would have had "to be pretty rapid, particularly in terms of making sure the aircraft was pointed away from populated areas". Hawk operations have been paused by the RAF as a “precautionary measure” whilst investigations into the crash are ongoing. • Subscribe to I
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