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Training Air Wing 1 Confirms T-45 Mishap in Tennessee

01 October 2017

At approximately 9:40 a.m. Oct. 2, Training Air Wing 1, based at Naval Air Station (NAS) Meridian, Mississippi, confirmed the T-45 belonging to Training Squadron (VT) 7 that went missing Sept. 29, has crashed in East Tennessee.

At approximately 9:40 a.m. Oct. 2, Training Air Wing 1, based at Naval Air Station (NAS) Meridian, Mississippi, confirmed the T-45 belonging to Training Squadron (VT) 7 that went missing Sept. 29, has crashed in East Tennessee.

Two pilots were aboard the aircraft, an instructor and a student. The pilots did not survive the incident. Names of the pilots are being withheld until 24 hours after next of kin notification.

An investigation will commence to determine the cause of the mishap.

Training Air Wing 1 is one of five training wings that belong to Chief of Naval Air Training Public Affairs (CNATRA).

For information updates, contact the CNATRA Command Public Affairs Office.

Official U.S. Navy file photo | A T-45C Goshawk assigned to Carrier Training Wing (CTW) 1 approaches the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Ike is currently conducting aircraft carrier qualifications during the sustainment phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan.

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