An RAF jet has crashed at an airfield on Anglesey.
The pilot ejected during the incident at the Mona airfield involving an RAF Hawk training aircraft at 1225 BST.
He was flown to hospital in Bangor but an RAF spokesman said the details of his injuries were not known and they would not speculate on the crash’s cause.
An eye witness said he saw the pilot land in trees and his seat end up in a nearby field.
The jet involved was a two-seater plane, but only a pilot was on board at the time.
The aircraft appears to have broken into two pieces.
Dennis Morris, 68, who lives near the crash site, told the BBC news website he heard a noise “like a horrendous car crash with the screeching of metal” and looked out of the window to see a jet had crashed and broken into two.
He rushed outside and saw the pilot had landed in some trees and his seat had landed in a nearby field.
Four fire engines and three other vehicles have been deployed to Mona airfield, which is eight miles away from the RAF Valley base, by North Wales Fire and Rescue service.
Mona airfield scene
Emergency teams were deployed after 1225 BSTA spokeswoman for North Wales Police said initial reports suggested the pilot had ejected safely from the plane and landed in a field before it crashed.
Squadron Leader Mark Byrne, a spokesman for RAF Valley, said details of the pilot’s injuries were not yet known.
He said: “I can confirm that a Hawk aircraft has crashed at RAF Mona, which is a small satellite airfield connected to RAF Valley.
“One person was on board but we do not know the extent of the pilot’s injuries at this time.
“We will not speculate about the cause of the accident as an investigation will be carried out to establish what has happened.”
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Lucky escape. I was in that area last week!
Thanks,
Sam
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April 20, 2007 at 2:16 pm