Red Arrows pilot seriously injured at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire.

The incident involved one of the Red Arrows' Hawk T1 aircraft. 

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Sources said the pilot of the aircraft involved the incident was taken to Lincoln County Hospital. The condition of the pilot is believed to be "very serious".

The MoD said: "I can confirm there has been an incident at RAF Scampton. The RAF are investigating and will provide more details when they are available."

The incident comes after Red Arrows pilot Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging, 33, from Rutland, was killed in an air show crash near Bournemouth Airport in Dorset in August.

Egging's wife, Emma, watched her husband perform with the Red Arrows just minutes before he crashed to his death.

Eyewitnesses described seeing the aircraft flying low before smashing into a field and coming to a standstill with its nose in the River Stour near the village of Throop.

The RAF temporarily halted flying of all 126 of its Hawk T1 training jets while preliminary investigations were carried out into the cause of the tragedy.

Hundreds of RAF servicemen and women joined Egging's family and friends at a packed memorial service for the popular pilot in Lincoln Cathedral last week.

The Red Arrows have used the dual control BAE Systems Hawk T1, which has a top speed of Mach 1.2, since 1979.

Hawk T1s are also used for training fast-jet pilots at RAF Valley in Anglesey, north Wales, and RAF Leeming, near Northallerton, North Yorkshire.
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A Red Arrows pilot has been seriously injured at the aerobatic team's base at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire, the BBC understands.

Full details have not yet emerged, but it is believed the incident happened on the ground, not in the air.

An MoD source has confirmed one pilot has been taken to Lincoln County Hospital.

Police have confirmed they are attending an incident at RAF Scampton.

East Midlands Ambulance crews attended the scene at about 11:09 GMT.

The Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance was also in attendance.

Winter training

An MoD spokesman said: "I can confirm there has been an incident at RAF Scampton. The RAF are investigating and will provide more details when they are available."

It comes a few months after Red Arrows pilot Jon Egging died after his plane crashed during a display near Bournemouth Airport.

A post-mortem examination showed the cause of death was multiple injuries.

Flt Lt Egging, who grew up in Southam, Warwickshire, joined the RAF in 2000 and served with IV (AC) Squadron, based at RAF Cottesmore, flying the Harrier GR9 in support of coalition forces in Afghanistan.

The Red Arrows team was formed in 1965 and have completed more than 4,300 displays in 53 countries.

The team completed their final display of the season in September and are currently carrying out their winter training at RAF Scampton.

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