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United States Air Force’s F-35A, world’s most advanced fighter jet crashes in the US
United States Air Force’s F-35A, world’s most advanced fighter jet crashes in the US
United States Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighter jet crashes in Utah. The F-35, manufactured by defence giant Lockheed Martin, is regarded as the most sophisticated and expensive fighter plane in the world. Just before the collision, the fighter jet’s pilot safely made an emergency landing. The 388th Fighter Wing (388FW), located at the air base, reported the incident on October 19th.
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The 34th Fighter Unit of the 388FW was the first wing to have an operational F-35A squadron. The Hill Air Force Base runway’s north end is where an F-35A Lightning II crashed at around 6:15 p.m., according to a tweet from the wing. “Emergency crews from both on and off base responded immediately.
The precise squadron to which the downed fighter plane belonged has not, however, been disclosed by the 388FW. The Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning was returning from a regular training flight, said Colonel Craig Andrle, commander of the 388FW.
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According to Andrle, who was quoted by CNN, “all of us as pilots take every opportunity we have to limit the damage to anything on the ground,” the pilot “did his best attempt to avoid any buildings or anything on the ground prior to ejection.”
