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turbinetree

(26,604 posts) Mon May 17, 2021, 06:06 PM May 2021

2 Navy training jets collide over South Texas, injuring 1 [View all]

Source: Associated Press

41 minutes ago

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Two Navy training jets collided over South Texas on Monday, forcing the two crew members on one plane to bail out and leaving one of them with minor injuries, the military said.

The two British-built T-45C Goshawk jets collided at around 11 a.m. over Ricardo, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southwest of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi-based Chief of Naval Air Training tweeted.

One jet with a student and instructor aboard was able to land safely at nearby Naval Air Station Kingsville. The other jet crashed nearby after its student pilot and instructor ejected safely. One of them was treated for minor injuries at a Corpus Christi hospital.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/co-state-wire-texas-sports-37165a5735876c9df5ba3563064f20b8

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2 Navy training jets collide over South Texas, injuring 1 [View all] turbinetree May 2021 OP

"Any crash you can walk away from is a good one." Thank God they are safe, very lucky crew. Irish_Dem May 2021 #1

Same. snort May 2021 #3

My father would never tell us what happened to him during combat. Irish_Dem May 2021 #6

Over Montana! snort May 2021 #8

Thank God it was over Montana. I was picturing over enemy territory. Irish_Dem May 2021 #9

We're two peas in a pod. snort May 2021 #10

I have no idea what kind of gun my dad was carrying in VN. I remember it was small. Irish_Dem May 2021 #11

Whoa, we were stationed at Castle in '68 and '69. snort May 2021 #12

We were in Castle in the early 50's. Irish_Dem May 2021 #13

We also were stationed at Castle in 50's and went to Japan turbinetree May 2021 #17

When were you in Tokyo? Irish_Dem May 2021 #18

Was in Utah and then we went to Tokyo in the very early 1950's came back and I could speak Japanese turbinetree May 2021 #19

I have the same kind of memory about Japanese ice cream and chocolate bars. Irish_Dem May 2021 #20

It really makes you even though they are now memories, understand, the world better turbinetree May 2021 #21

Yes Indeed. Irish_Dem May 2021 #22

That pretty cool, about the shoes.... turbinetree May 2021 #23

:) Irish_Dem May 2021 #24

The Root Cause Is The British Jets COL Mustard May 2021 #2

Right, Brit planes fly on the wrong side of the road here in the US. Irish_Dem May 2021 #4

When I'm There, I Always COL Mustard May 2021 #5

I wouldn't drive there. I would be dead the first hour. Irish_Dem May 2021 #7

And it is so confusing to hitchhike with the wrong thumb out! TomWilm May 2021 #16

Amazing two mid air collisions within one week and no serious injuries! LeftInTX May 2021 #14

Small airplane, big sky pfitz59 May 2021 #15