An F-35 fighter jet crashed on Tuesday afternoon during a training exercise at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. The pilot ejected safely and is in stable condition. Emergency services responded to the scene and extinguished a fire caused by the crash. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
SALCHA, Alaska - An F-35 fighter jet crashed Tuesday on a flightline on Eielson Air Force Base, a military official told Alaska News Source.The crash occurred at about 12:49 p.m., according to Col. Paul Townsend, 354th Fighter Wing Commander.Emergency services were at the scene Tuesday afternoon putting out the fire caused by the crash and the area was cordoned off.
Townsend said in a press conference that the pilot was in the process of landing during a training exercise when his jet suffered an “inflight malfunction,” forcing him to eject. He said the pilot was executing normal, standard procedures when the crash occurred. Townsend said the pilot was taken to a nearby medical facility and was being evaluated in “safe and stable condition.”
The F-35s are assigned to Eielson Air Force Base squadrons — the 355th Fighter Squadron and the 356th Fighter Squadron. Townsend also asked motorists along the Richardson Highway, which runs adjacent to the base, to not stop on the side of the highway and to not take photos or videos of the scene.
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