A Red Arrows pilot has been killed after he was ejected from his aircraft while on the ground at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire, the RAF has said.
Medical teams were called to an incident at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire today involving a Red Arrows aircraft and one member of air crew, the Ministry of Defence said. A pilot was airlifted from the incident by the Lincolnshire Air Ambulance.
An MOD spokesman said: “We are aware of a ground incident involving a Hawk aircraft and pilot from the RAF Aerobatics Team at RAF Scampton. Emergency services were called to the scene. We will provide more details when possible.”
According to reports the incident involved one of the planes ejector seats.
It's the second incident to involve the Red Arrows in recent months.
Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging's Hawk T1 aircraft plunged to the ground near Bournemouth Airport in Dorset.
At the time eyewitnesses saw the plane flying low before smashing into a field and coming to a standstill with its nose in the River Stour near the village of Throop.