The moment a fighter jet crashed at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska has been caught on camera. On Tuesday, Jan. 28, the Eielson Air Force Base shared in a press release that a F-35 Lightning II jet crashed within the fence line of the base earlier that day at 12:49 p.m. local time.
Shocking video captured an F-35 fighter jet plummeting onto the runway and bursting into flames during a training exercise at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska early Tuesday afternoon. The footage,
Authorities said in a press release that the crash happened at 12:49 pm at the base. The pilot is safe and was “transported to Bassett Army Hospital for further evaluation.” After the incident, Colonel Paul Townsend, commander of the 354th Fighter Wing, said in a statement, according to New York Post:
An F-35A fighter jet crashed at Eielson Air Force Base, near Fairbanks, just before 1 p.m. on Tuesday. A news release from the base said the pilot ejected from the aircraft and was not hurt, but that he was taken to Bassett Army Hospital on Fort Wainwright for evaluation.
A U.S. Air Force pilot is safe after ejecting from an F-35 Lightning II that crashed while landing during a training exercise in Alaska.
An Air Force pilot is safe after ejecting out of an F-35 fighter jet that then crashed at the Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska.
An Air Force F-35 fighter jet crashed at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska on Tuesday as the pilot ejected safely, officials said.
An Air Force F-35 fighter jet crashed at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska on Tuesday as the pilot ejected safely, officials said.
An F-35 fighter jet crashed Tuesday after an in-flight malfunction at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, sending the pilot to the hospital.
An F-35 fighter jet crashed at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska during a training exercise on January 28. The pilot ejected safely and was unharmed.
A Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II of the United States Air Force crashed within the perimeter of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The pilot successfully ejected.