Mary Joyner, whose mother lives near the crash site, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that they were sitting at the kitchen table when they heard a “ba-boom” and the power went out. “I would imagine that for a pilot, this is the day that you dread, that you hope never comes,” he said. “Our hearts go out to these military members and their families,” Police Chief J.T. Attempts to reach the naval air station for comment were not immediately successful Sunday. Officials said multiple representatives from the military were at the crash scene. The neighborhood is near the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base.

Two off-duty Fort Worth firefighters witnessed the crash and were the first on the scene, where they were able to tend to the injured pilots, the department said.Īrthur said the people who live in the damaged homes will be displaced because of the crash. “We are incredibly fortunate that the plane crashed in the backyards of the homes and not the residences themselves,” the Fort Worth department said.

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