The Navy reports that, at approximately 10:30 this morning, a U.S. Navy T-45C Goshawk aircraft crashed at the approach end of a runway at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla.
While initially reporting that the condition of the two pilots was unknown, and that rescue operations were underway, the Navy now reports that the crew survived the crash and are being treated at a local hospital.
The two-seat training aircraft, assigned to Training Squadron 86, was conducting a local training flight.
Lead image: Sailors refuel a T-45 Goshawk assigned to Training Wing 1 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kasey Krall)
The author is a retired U.S. Air Force officer and a writer.