US Navy Training Plane Crashes Into Alabama Neighborhood, Killing Both Crewmen

 

USNI News: 2 Killed in Navy T-6B Texan II Trainer Crash in Alabama 

A U.S. Navy T-6B Texan II training aircraft crashed in Alabama, killing both aircrew onboard. The crash occurred in Foley, which is located near the Alabama shore about 30 miles west of Pensacola, Fla., around 5 p.m. local time, according to a Navy news release. 

The Navy and local law enforcement reported there were no casualties on the ground. However, the plane landed in a residential neighborhood and damaged at least one house, according to local press reports.Top of Form The T-6B Texan II is a tandem-seat, turboprop trainer used to train Navy and Marine Corps pilots in flight school. According to the Navy, “there are currently 245 Navy T-6Bs serving the Chief of Naval Air Training at NAS Whiting Field and NAS Corpus Christi, Texas.” 

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