Two pilots, a trainee and an experienced professional, who ejected and parachuted out of their plane 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 Pencarnisiog area.
Hawk operations have been paused by the RAF as a “precautionary measure” while investigations into the crash are ongoing – the Red Arrows are included in the pause as the aerobatics display team use the T1.
On Thursday, the RAF said the two pilots, who were treated for minor injuries, are “doing well” and are “expected to make a full recovery”.
Captain Gez Currie, Station Commander of RAF Valley said the pilots were in hospital being cared for and were with their families.
He would not give personal details about the pilots and said the investigation was in the early stages, adding “it’s far too early to even suggest what has happened in this occasion”.
“The aircraft would have been, aimed in a direction that the pilot believed was open field, in order to avoid built up areas and anybody on the ground.”
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