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Navy Training Aircraft Crashes in Alabama, Pilots Ejected Safely
January 17, 2023 2:05 PM
A Navy training aircraft crashed in Alabama on Tuesday morning, a service spokesperson told USNI News on Tuesday.
The two-seat T-6B Texan II flew from Naval Air Station Whiting Field, Fla.,
and went down nears Gateswood, Al., — about 45 miles away,
a spokesperson confirmed to USNI News.
“At approximately 10:50 a.m. CST, two pilots ejected from a T-6B Texan II,
assigned to Training Air Wing 5, in the vicinity of Barin Naval Outlying Field near Foley, Ala.,”
the Navy said in a statement.
“The pilots successfully ejected from the aircraft
and are in the process of receiving medical attention for potential injuries.
No other injuries have been reported at this time.
The cause of the incident is under investigation.”