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US F-35 fighter crashes in Florida
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- 20 May, 2020
- 11:50
US Air Force F-35 fighter jet crashed upon landing on Tuesday night at a base in Florida, and the pilot was ejected safely, the military said.
"An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 58th Fighter Sq crashed upon landing," the Eglin Air Force Base said bit.ly/2AD9IUW on Twitter, adding that the crash site was secured.
The pilot was in stable condition, and there was no loss of life or damage to civilians.
F-35A Lightning II is a single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft made by Lockheed Martin Corp. The accident comes days after an F-22 jet crashed near the base.
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