Military aircraft crashes near Noxubee and Kemper County area
KEMPER COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – For the second time this month, a military aircraft has crashed in our area.
A plane reportedly flying out of Naval Air Station Meridian went down early this afternoon in the Field Road area off of Highway 45 near the Noxubee and Kemper County line.
According to Noxubee County Fire Coordinator Jim Robbins, two pilots ejected safely from the aircraft.
Law enforcement from both counties and the Mississippi Highway Patrol were on hand to secure the scene while personnel from Meridian began the process of recovering the aircraft.
We have reached out to the Public Affairs Office at Naval Air Station Meridian for more information about the plane and the condition of the pilots, but have had no response.
Training Squadrons VT-7 and VT-9 of the Navy’s Training Wing One operate out of Meridian.
The primary aircraft flown there is the T-45 Goshawk.
The type of aircraft involved in today’s incident has not been confirmed.
