The US Air Force reported that an F-35 jet crashed at Hill Air Force Base in Utah, demonstrating the fighter jet’s pilot’s ability to survive the collision.
According to the CNN news network, the Air Force also stated that the fifth-generation F-35A Leitening 2 crashed after midnight GMT near the northern end of the airport runway. Twitter account for the 388th wing with American users.
The pilot was rescued after being able to escape the aircraft just before it crashed, according to the 388th Wing. No information was provided regarding the pilot’s condition as he was brought to a medical facility for examination.
The fighter crashed, but no one was hurt on the ground, according to the local authorities, who do not yet know what caused it to fall. The army, however, announced that it has launched an investigation into the incident.
Colonel Craig Andrill, the pilot commander for Flight 388, stated at a news conference that the pilot was returning to Hill Air Force Base after completing a regular training trip when the pilot seat was ejected off the aircraft.
We all try our best to minimise damage to anything on the ground, thus Anderlil said: “I know the pilot did his utmost to avoid any buildings or objects on the ground before throwing himself from the plane.”
According to a tweet from the “Utah Fire Info” website, videos from the scene showed the escalation of a dense smoke column from the air force base after the fighter plane crashed, as a fire started on an area of between 8 and 10 acres.
The work crews, according to the authorities, were successful in putting out the fire.
One of the locals near the air base, Scott Phillips, told CNN that he witnessed the plane crash.
I was at home, and. As they do every night, I was chained to the ground and observed the F-35 as it was getting ready to land. We enjoy observing them as they enter and exit the house.
He went on, As they did today, they mostly landed to the south.
The plane appeared to lose power as it got closer to the runway and rapidly decelerated beneath the trees. The fire was the next thing I noticed.
It is noteworthy that the Hill Air Force Base is the second largest air force base in terms of the number of its employees and in terms of size..
At an aviation base in the US state of Utah, a “F-35” crashed.
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