Video Shows RAF Hawk T2 Trainer Crew Ejecting Before Jet Crashes (Updated)
A Royal Air Force Hawk T2 trainer crashed near Pencarnisiog on Anglesey shortly after departing RAF Valley for a training mission on September 23, 2026. Both crew members ejected before impact and sustained minor injuries, while authorities reported no casualties or wider damage on the ground. Video showed the aircraft descending and burning after the ejection, but the cause of the accident remains unknown. An official investigation is underway, and any connection to earlier technical problems affecting the Hawk T2 fleet would be speculative until investigators release evidence.
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