A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II fighter jet crashed during a training exercise at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska on Tuesday. The pilot successfully ejected before the aircraft impacted the ground and exploded. The Air Force is conducting a thorough investigation into the cause of the in-flight malfunction.
A U.S. Air Force pilot safely ejected before his stricken F-35 Lightning II single-seat fighter jet crashed and exploded during a training exercise Tuesday at Eielson Air Force Base southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska . The pilot experienced an “inflight malfunction” but was able to escape the doomed aircraft, Col. Paul Townsend, commander of the 354th Fighter Wing, told a news conference. The incident occurred during the landing phase of the flight at Eielson Air Force Base , he said.
Townsend said in the statement the Air Force would conduct “a thorough investigation in hopes to minimize the chances of such occurrences from happening again.” The F-35s are long-range supersonic fighter jets with stealth capability that can reach anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere in one mission. A US Air Force F-35 fighter jet crashed at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, with the pilot safe after ejecting. (Elif Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images) There are 54 of the fighter jets stationed at Eielson, which is located about 25 miles southeast of Fairbanks. The last two arrived at the base in 2022. Two squadrons of F-22 Raptor fighter jets are also stationed with the 3rd Wing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson near Anchorage
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