Daily Mail
· collected 2026-09-23 · by Matt Strudwick, Elizabeth Haigh, Nick Sommerlad, Patrick Harrington
Richard Owen, owner of Afallon Caravan Park near Rhosneigr in Wales, described how a RAF Hawk T2 jet crashed into his field shortly after taking off from RAF Valley on Anglesey. Moments before the crash, witnesses heard two loud bangs and saw flames shooting from the aircraft as it descended. Both pilots ejected safely, but debris landed dangerously close to caravans at the park. Owen expressed relief that few people were present in the caravan park at the time of the incident, which occurred on a morning when typically more visitors would have been there.
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A RAF jet that crashed in Wales this morning smashed down just yards from caravans and terrifyingly near a family home, the landowner has revealed.
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Richard Owen, 88, who owns Afallon Caravan Park near Rhosneigr, Anglesey, described his lucky escape from the flaming debris - which he found scattered across his field.
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The Hawk T2 plummeted to the ground moments after taking off, with witnesses reporting a 'big bang' and flames shooting from the aircraft.
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Two pilots forced to eject from the tanking plane were seen parachuting to the ground in spectacular footage.
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Mr Owen said he was in the kitchen when the initial bang rang out, but he at first 'didn't think much about it'.
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He said: 'We are on the flight path and there are planes overhead every day.
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We’re just a couple of miles from the runway.
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'But then I heard a second bang and I saw the fire and flames.
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It landed just on the other side of the park.
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I went out to take a look.
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The tail section must have blown off and landed next to one of the caravans.
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A huge piece of debris, seemingly from the plane's tail, landed just yards from a caravan
A large pile of twisted metal was still burning when locals went to inspect it
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I didn’t dare to go to close.
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I was worried about it exploding.
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We have about 30 holiday caravans here but hardly anyone on the site, just two couples.
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This time last year we were very busy and I dread to think what could have happened.
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The caravans don’t seem to be damaged at all.
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Just a couple of them are affected by the smoke.
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It took the RAF police some time to get here.
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But the helicopter came to the field where the parachutes landed very quickly.
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Both crew - who are understood to be in training - were being treated for minor injuries this afternoon.
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Onlookers described seeing flames coming from the training aircraft after it took off from RAF Valley in Anglesey.
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Footage shows the jet jerking violently as it careers through the air before the two servicemen eject simultaneously.
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Seconds later the Hawk begins a steady plunge before crashing in a fireball, leaving a huge plume of smoke.
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Farming influencer Gareth Wyn Jones posted a picture on social media appearing to show two ejected crew members parachuting to the ground.
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'Hope everyone is ok,' he wrote.
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Aviation security expert Julian Bray told the Daily Mail it was too soon to know the cause of the crash, but said it 'had to be pretty serious because both of them bailed out'.
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'Something has gone wrong by the angle of the aircraft in the stalled position,' he added.
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'It might have flamed out, the engine might have given up.
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Or a malfunction somewhere - but these aircrafts are looked after like babies.
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Both pilots ejected safely after the Hawk T2 training aircraft crashed moments after taking off
Spectacular footage shows the moment both pilots made their escape from the aircraft
An enormous fireball erupted as the jet crashed near the village of Rhosneigr on Anglesey
One witness said they had watched the jet take off and told his wife 'it's in trouble as I could see flames'.
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He wrote: 'We watched it climb then as it was parallel with us, it started to pitch up violently twice... then both pilots ejected and the Hawk crashed about a mile away.'
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Another, Pete Bennett, told North Wales Live: 'I knew straight away that it was in trouble – right on take-off there was an orange flame and as it accelerated it was basically on fire.
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As it gained altitude the flame disappeared but it was clearly in trouble.
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It climbed at an aggressive pitch.
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It pitched twice violently in the air and then there were two clear loud bangs.
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The pilots ejected and both parachutes opened.'
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North Wales Police has warned people to avoid the area 'until further notice'.
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It added: 'Local officers are in attendance to reports of an incident involving an aircraft in the Pencarnisiog area of Anglesey, alongside colleagues from North Wales Fire and Rescue Services, Welsh Ambulance Service University Health Trust and Helimed.
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Two pilots are being treated for what are thought to be minor injuries, and at this stage there are no reports of any wider damage or injuries.
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…and 22 more, not listed.
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