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Military jet crashes at Naval Air Station Meridian; 2 eject
By: The Associated Press, January 17, 2017 (Photo Credit: Kelly Schindler/Navy)
MERIDIAN, Miss. — Officials at a Mississippi military base say a jet has crashed on a training flight, and that two people on board the plane were able to safely eject near the airfield.
Naval Air Station Meridian said in a statement to The Associated Press that an instructor pilot and a student were both taken to a medical facility for evaluation and were in stable condition Tuesday afternoon.
Authorities said the T-45C Goshawk jet crashed shortly before 2 p.m. Tuesday at the base in eastern Mississippi.
https://www.navytimes.com/articles/military-jet-crashes-at-naval-air-station-meridian-2-eject