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| An RAF jet has crashed at an airfield on Anglesey, it has been confirmed. | An RAF jet has crashed at an airfield on Anglesey, it has been confirmed. |
| It is understood that the pilot ejected during the incident at the Mona airfield involving an RAF Hawk training aircraft at 1225 BST. | |
| An RAF spokesman the details of the pilot's injuries were not known and they would not speculate on the cause of the crash. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | 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. |
| A 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. | A 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." | |
| Dennis Morris, 68, who lives near the crash site, told the BBC news websited 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. | |
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