T-45 crash at NASM; pilots safe

MERIDIAN, Miss. - Naval Air Station Meridian reported a T-45C Goshawk jet aircraft assigned to Training Squadron Nine (VT-9) crashed in the early afternoon of Jan. 17 while conducting a training flight. The crash occurred off the east runway on base. The student and instructor pilot both ejected safely, and were taken to a local medical facility for evaluation and observation. (Source: Chief of Naval Air Training 01/17/17)