Pilot safe after F-35 military jet suffers ‘significant damage’ in accident at Alaska base

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Think the F-35 Fighter Is Bad? F-22 Pilots Had an ‘Oxygen’ Problem

Key Points and Summary: The alarming F-35 crash at Alaska’s Eielson Air Force Base has reignited concerns over U.S. fighter jet safety. While the pilot ejected safely, the incident echoes past issues with the F-22 Raptor, which suffered from oxygen system failures that took years to resolve. -Despite public scrutiny and whistleblowers exposing flaws, fixes […] The post Think the F-35 Fighter Is Bad? F-22 Pilots Had an ‘Oxygen’ Problem appeared f…

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EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockThe F-35 is the newest and most advanced fighter jet in the US fleet. A US F-35 fighter jet crashed at an air base in Alaska during a training exercise on Tuesday. The fighter jet crashed while approaching for landing at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, said Colonel Paul Townsend, commander of the 354th Fighter Wing of the US Air Force. The […]

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F-35 crashes same day Lockheed CEO touts its success

The CEO of the world’s largest weapons company, Lockheed Martin, and the manufacturer of the U.S. military’s most expensive weapon system, the F-35 stealth fighter jet, told investors on Tuesday that Israel’s attack on Iran’s air defenses last October helped to "demonstrate [the F-35’s] value here, through the Israel experience.” Taiclet’s boasts to investors about the program were quickly tempered by real world events the same day when video ci…

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Pilot survives fiery crash of F-35 fighter plane

An Air Force F-35 fighter jet crashed at a base in Alaska, but the pilot was able to parachute to safety, all of it caught on video. It's the latest incident involving the F-35. A former fighter pilot says she has no safety concerns about the F-35 program. NBC News' Morgan Chesky reports.

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F-35 fighter jet crashes at U.S. Air Force base in Alaska, pilot ejects safely

The pilot of an F-35 Lightning II fighter jet was injured while ejecting before the plane crashed Tuesday at Eielson Air Force Base near Moose Creek, Alaska.

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Wild Video Shows Pilot Eject From F-35 Fighter Jet In Alaska Just Before It Crashes

Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II combat aircraft A U.S. Air Force pilot experienced an “inflight malfunction” with his F-35 fighter jet and crashed on Tuesday during a training exercise. The pilot was able to safely eject and was reportedly not seriously injured. Video footage of the F-35 crash at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska has since gone viral. Colonel Paul Townsend, commander of the 354th Fighter Wing, said in a news conference that the…