Both people got out of the Hawk T2 after it went down just past RAF Valley in Anglesey, ejecting before things turned worse and walking away without serious injuries, reportedly. Witnesses say flames were already visible on the jet before it pulled up hard. Worth remembering what the RAF's own senior leadership have said about this platform: unreliable, with engine trouble that has dogged it for a while. In 2023 that history caught up with the whole fleet, all 28 of them, grounded. Writers: Marie, Michael