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Air Force Pilots Eject Safely As Jet Crash Lands In Texas
Two Air Force pilots were able to eject safely from a jet that crash-landed in West Texas.
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MIDLAND (November 5, 2009)--Two pilots who were on a training mission ejected safely from a military airplane that crash-landed at the Midland International Airport.
Officials said the landing gear of the Air Force T-1A Jayhawk jet appeared to collapse when the plane landed around 1 p.m. Wednesday.
Joel Langton, chief of media relations for the 47th Flying Training Wing at Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio, said the pilots weren't hurt.
Neither was anyone on the ground.
Four members from the base went to Midland to assist with the plane's recovery.
According to the Laughlin base's Web site, the T-1A Jayhawk is a medium-range, twin-engine plane used to train students selected to fly airlift or tanker aircraft.
Langton says the emergency landing will be investigated.
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It would be difficult to eject out of an aircraft that has no ejection seats.
hanks some thay knows:texas, and nn:waco. This proves that KWTX's subject line is totally incorrect. The plane can have an emergency landing and have a landing gear fail, but the two pilots can 'not' eject on the ground. PERIOD!! Same as I originally stated!
Egress would be the correct term everyone is looking for. The T-1A Jayhawk doesn't have ejection seats it has a crew door and emer. door.
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