RAF grounds 27 Hawk T2 trainers after Valley crash
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On 23 September 2023 the RAF grounded its fleet of 27 BAE Hawk T2 trainer jets following a crash at RAF Valley where the aircraft, tail number ZK032, suffered an engine emergency and fire during take‑off, and both crew members ejected with minor injuries.
The grounding stopped the fast‑jet pilot training pipeline, preventing students from moving on to Eurofighter Typhoon or F‑35 Lightning II, and the RAF temporarily extended the restriction to the Red Arrows display team flying older Hawk T1s before clearing them to fly again four days later.