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F-35 fighter jet crashes at Alaska air base

Pilot not injured

Jan 29, 2025 05:06 101

A fifth-generation American F-35 fighter jet crashed at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, and the pilot was not injured, the Anchorage Daily News reported.

According to the publication, the incident occurred after noon local time. A military plane crashed on the runway. The pilot was taken to a hospital for a medical examination.

As the newspaper notes, the estimated cost of the F-35 is about $ 81 million, the base command promised to conduct a thorough investigation to “minimize the chances of a similar incident recurring“.