The UK Hawk T1’s reactive training and training aircraft crashed on Thursday on Cornwall Peninsula in the south-west of England. Both crew members erased, no victims, the British Ministry of Defense reported.
“Two pilots who kapapulted from the Hawk 736 squadron squadron after departure from the Caldroz airbase were inspected by doctors,” the Ministry of Defense said. “The investigation will be held in accordance with the established procedure. While we will not report additional information. “. According to the local police, pilots took to the nearest hospital. Injured injuries do not threaten their lives.
“Emergency services are currently located in the Saint Martins zone of the city of Helston after reports about the crash of the aircraft. We ask people to avoid this area, while the first rescuers are on the spot,” the Devon and Cornwall County Police says, which leads the TV channel Sky News. The TV channel also quotes the statement of the air-medical service of Cornwall, which reported that the pilots of the aircraft received “minor injuries.”
Hawk T1’s reactive fighters are in service with the UK Navy since the end of 1976. Today they are used mainly as training and training aircraft. Hawk T1 uses a pilot group of royal Air Forces “Red arrows”. Write off all 76 aircraft of this type is scheduled for 2030.
In 2011, Hawk T1 “Red Arm” crashed at the Airsow in English Bournemouth. Pilot died. During the investigation, the possibility of breakdown fighter was excluded. The Commission concluded that the pilot lost consciousness behind the helm due to overload.