New Delhi: A Navy training plane crashed in an Alabama residential neighbourhood near the Gulf Coast on Friday, killing the two pilots.
The T-6B Texan II aircraft had flown out of Naval Air Station Whiting Field, about 30 miles northeast of Pensacola, Florida, Navy spokeswoman Julie Ziegenhorn was quoted as saying by News18.
T-6B Crash in Foley, AL:
A U.S. Navy T-6B Texan II aircraft crashed in Foley, Alabama, at approximately 5 p.m. CST today. The aircrew did not survive the crash. The names of the deceased will not be released until 24 hours after the next-of-kin notification.— flynavy (@flynavy) October 24, 2020
The Navy on its official Twitter handle confirmed that no civilian has been injured in the mishap.
UPDATE on T-6B Crash: We have confirmed that no civilians have been injured as a result of this mishap. Navy personnel are on scene and cooperating with local authorities to secure the area and ensure the safety of the local community
— flynavy (@flynavy) October 24, 2020
The US Department of Defence and the Navy will handle the investigation, tweeted Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office.
