The pilot ejected safely from the fighter jet, which was attached to a US Navy training squadron
An F-35 US Navy fighter jet crashed in central California on Wednesday evening, marking the latest in a string of incidents involving the aircraft.
The pilot ejected safely and was found by first responders with a parachute in a nearby field, the Fresno County Sheriff Office said in a statement on social media.
The crash occurred near Naval Air Station Lemoore, roughly 64km southwest of Fresno, in open farmland.
Videos shared by the Sheriff Office and filmed by local media showed flames and thick black smoke billowing from the wreckage, with…
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