A Red Arrows jet has crashed after an incident at RAF Valley in north Wales, the Ministry of Defence has said.
It is understood there were two people on board the Red Arrows jet aircraft which crashed on Tuesday.
“We are aware of an incident today at RAF Valley involving a Hawk aircraft,” a Ministry of Defence spokesman said.
North Wales Police confirmed they were in attendance and were called to the scene at around 1.50pm.
We can confirm that we are in attendance following an incident at #RAFValley. We will update as soon as we have more information
— North Wales Police (@NWPolice) March 20, 2018
The world-famous aerobatic team performs stunts and daredevil displays, and flies the distinctive Hawk fast-jets.
Based at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire, all Red Arrows pilots have flown operationally in frontline aircraft before joining the display team.
