Flaming debris fell just yards from holiday caravans and a family home when an RAF fighter jet crashed in Wales this morning, the local farmer has revealed.
Richard Owen, 88, owner of Afallon Caravan Park near Rhosneigr, Anglesey, described his dramatic near miss with the wrecked plane, which remains scattered across his field.
The Hawk T2, reportedly on its first test flight after repairs, failed moments after taking off from RAF Valley, with witnesses reporting it had been trailing flames from take-off.
Spectacular footage shows the two pilots ejecting from the plane, which was jerking around erratically, before it plummets and darts nose-first into the ground with an
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