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Military Aircraft Crashes Into Homes In Texas Neighborhood, Pilots Ejected Before Impact

One of the pilots’ parachutes was caught in a power line.

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From ABC.go.com…

Three homes have been damaged after a military training aircraft crashed in Lake Worth, Texas, according to the Fort Worth Fire Department.

The Navy T-45C Goshawk jet trainer aircraft crashed in the backyard of one of the homes, and the debris damaged the nearby structures, Lake Worth Fire Chief Ryan Arthur told reporters at a press conference Sunday afternoon.

A military flight student and an instructor pilot were apparently conducting a drill training exercise at the time of the crash, Arthur said.

The pilots were on a routine training flight out of Corpus Christi International Airport before the incident, according to a statement from the chief of Naval air training. The aircraft is assigned to the training wing of the Naval Air Station in Kingsville, Texas

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