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Close call for pilots and homes as RAF jet loses control and crashes

CBS News reaches for "crashes" where Daily Express stays flat.

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What happenedTrainee pilots ejected from their Hawk T2 aircraft in the nick of time before the trainer jet crashed into a field in Wales and exploded.

What changedThe left frames it as "Close call for pilots and homes as RAF jet loses control and crashes". The center frames it as "Close call for pilots and homes as RAF jet loses control and crashes".

ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.

Archive healthLive match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format

WORDING GAP

89WORDING GAP

5 sources · 3 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Different Spin. The left frames it as "Close call for pilots and homes as RAF jet loses control and crashes". The center frames it as "Close call for pilots and homes as RAF jet loses control and crashes".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Sep 23, 10:48 PM: BBC News joined the source map.

Sep 23, 11:21 PM: The Sydney Morning Herald joined the source map.

Sep 23, 11:21 PM: The Age (Australia) joined the source map.

Sep 23, 11:46 PM: CBS News joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 89/99 and story health is live match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center ·News report

The Sydney Morning Herald59m ago

Close call for pilots and homes as RAF jet loses control and crashes

Trainee pilots ejected from their Hawk T2 aircraft in the nick of time before the trainer jet crashed into a field in Wales and exploded.

Right ·News report

Daily Express38m ago

Farmer speaks out after RAF fighter jet crashed and exploded in his caravan park

A local farmer has described the moment he heard a T2 Hawk aircraft, used by the RAF, crash on his caravan park in Wales this morning

Center-left ·News report

CBS News29m ago

British Royal Air Force jet crashes in Wales during training, narrowly missing buildings

crashes

A video shows a British Royal Air Force jet struggling to gain altitude just before it crashed in Wales. The two pilots ejected in time and were treated for minor injuries. Leigh Kiniry rep...

Center-left ·News report

The Age (Australia)59m ago

Close call for pilots and homes as RAF jet loses control and crashes

Trainee pilots ejected from their Hawk T2 aircraft in the nick of time before the trainer jet crashed into a field in Wales and exploded.

Center ·News report

What video footage tells us about RAF training jet crash

The RAF said training on their Hawk jets had been "temporarily" paused while an investigation is under way.