US Navy T-45C Goshawk Training Jet Crashes in Mississippi; 2 Pilots Eject Safely
A U.S. Navy McDonnell Douglas T-45C Goshawk training aircraft assigned to Training Air Wing One crashed on private farmland along Highway 45 in Noxubee County, Mississippi, earlier in the day. Two pilots ejected safely before the crash.
The jet was based at Naval Air Station Meridian, and the cause of the accident is under investigation by Naval Safety Command.
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@defencegeekUS Navy T-45C "Goshawk" training jet crashes in Mississippi, per local media. Both crew members are understood to have ejected and been collected by the Mississippi Highway Patrol. The aircraft involved is reported to be: T-45C "BOBCAT62"
@sentdefenderA McDonnell Douglas T-45C “Goshawk” Trainer Aircraft assigned to the U.S. Navy’s Training Air Wing ONE (TW-1), based out of Naval Air Station Meridian, crashed earlier today on a plot of private farmland along Highway 45 in Noxubee County,
@wtva9newsThe military described the aircraft as a U.S. Navy T-45C Goshawk training aircraft assigned to Training Air Wing One (TW-1).