Ejector seat found in woodland following Royal Navy jet crash in Cornwall

Both pilots managed to eject when the plane came down last Thursday morning

Author: Sarah YeomanPublished 29th Mar 2021

It has been revealed that one of the ejector seats has been found following that Royal Navy jet crash in Cornwall.

The aircraft came down in woodland in the St Martin area, near Helston, last Thursday morning.

Both pilots managed to eject and were taken to Derriford in Plymouth.

Officials say neither have suffered life-threatening injuries or life-changing injuries and both remained stable in hospital at the end of last week.

The National Police Air Service (NPAS) in the South West was drafted in and has revealed they managed to find one the jet's ejector seats in a large rural search area.

"A busy week for NPAS helicopters in the South West.

"One of our incidents was being called in to assist with the Royal Navy air crash in Cornwall where our crew was able to locate one of the ejector seats in a large rural search area.

"Very thankful the crew ejected safely."

NPAS South West

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