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Mar 24 Naval Training Jet Crashed near Orange Grove

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Updated March 24, 2021; 6:45 p.m.

ORANGE GROVE - Two occupants, an instructor and a student, safely ejected from a Navy training jet this afternoon with reported minor injuries. Both were transported to a local medical treatment facility for evaluation. Navy and local emergency services responded to the scene and extinguished a small brush fire.

On March 24 at approximately 2 p.m. CDT, a Navy T-45C Goshawk jet trainer aircraft crashed approximately 3 miles northeast of Naval Outlying Field Orange Grove, Texas.
— Naval Air Training (@CNATRA) March 24, 2021

March 24, 2021; 6:13 p.m.

ORANGE GROVE - Around 2:15 p.m. this afternoon, KRIS 6 News reported that a Navy training jet has crashed near Orange Grove.

This is a developing story and will be updated when more information becomes available.