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The aircraft, which is operated by the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm’s 736 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) from RNAS Culdrose, crashed in the St Martins area of Helston, Cornwall, on the morning of March 25.

Taking to Twitter, the MoD’s Press Office (@DefenceHQPress) confirmed that the two pilots that were onboard the aircraft at the time managed to eject successfully. It added that the pilots involved are now being checked by medical personnel and it is understood that they have only suffered minor injuries and not life threatening.