Monday, September 20, 2021

TW2 jet crashes, pilots eject

A Navy T-45C Goshawk trainer-aircraft assigned to Training Air Wing (TW) 2 at Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas, crashed in Lake Worth, Texas, about two miles NE of Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth. The two pilots ejected from the aircraft. The instructor pilot was reported in stable condition. The student naval aviator was reported in serious, but not life-threatening condition. The aviators were both transported to local medical facilities for treatment. (Source: CNATRA 09/19/21) Mississippi Note: Naval aviators in training at NAS Meridian also fly the T-45C. DVIDS - News - UPDATE (Sep. 19 at 8:30 p.m.) Navy T-45C Goshawk Crashes in Lake Worth, Texas, No fatalities (dvidshub.net) 

UPDATE: The instructor pilot was released from the hospital Sept. 20. The student pilot is in serious condition and is receiving treatment at Parkland Hospital in Dallas.

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