F-35 fighter aircraft crashes in California, Navy says
An F-35 fighter jet crashed at Naval Air Station Lemoore in central California on Wednesday, the Navy confirmed.
“The pilot successfully ejected and is safe. There are no additional affected personnel,” NAS Lemoore said in a statement.
An F-35B fighter aircraft crashed Wednesday at Naval Air Station Lemoore in central California, the Navy said.
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At 4:30 local time, an “F-35C attached to the VFA-125 ‘Rough Raiders’ went down not far from NAS Lemoore,” the statement continued.
The cause of the incident is under investigation.
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