F-35A Stealth Fighter Crashes Upon Landing at Eglin Air Force Base; Pilot is in Stable Condition
An F-35A Lightning II crashed Tuesday evening while landing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., according to a string of messages posted to the base’s official Twitter account.
The accident happened at about 9:30 p.m. during “a routine night training sortie,” one of the messages said. The pilot “successfully ejected” and is in stable condition at the 96th Medical Group.
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