A new F-35 military aircraft crashes in the United States
F-35 fighter jet
On Tuesday, May 28, a new F-35 military aircraft crashed near the Albuquerque International Sunport airfield in New Mexico
This is reported by espresso.tv
It is noted that the only person on board, the pilot, was conscious. He was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.
A US official said the plane was a new F-35 and belonged to the US Marine Corps.
The plane was being flown by a Defense Contract Management Agency pilot who was transporting the F-35 from a Lockheed factory for commissioning when the crash occurred. Firefighters extinguished the fire.
- On Tuesday, April 30, near Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, an F-16 fighter jet of the United States Air Force crashed.
- On January 31, an American F-16 fighter jet came down in the waters off the west coast of South Korea, but the pilot managed to eject.
