F-35B fighter jet crashes near Marine Corps base in San Diego

A military fighter jet crashed near Miramar Marine Corps Air Base in San Diego on Friday morning, officials said. The pilot ejected in time.

The US Marine Corps says the pilot of an F-35B stealth fighter ejected before the jet crashed in California, and was taken to a medical facility. The jet went down on Friday afternoon near the Miramar airbase in San Diego. A Marines statement called it a “Class A mishap”. That is the most severe mishap category, used w

The U.S. Marine Corps says the pilot of an F-35B stealth fighter ejected before the jet crashed in California, and was taken to a medical facility

A Marines statement called it a “Class A mishap.” That’s the most severe mishap category, used when the damage totals more than $2 million, an aircraft is destroyed or a service member killed.

The jet went down near the Miramar Air Base in San Diego, California, following what the US Marines called a 'Class A mishap' - the pilot has been rushed to a medical facility

The U.S. Marine Corps says an F-35B jet crashed near a Southern California air base, and the pilot has been taken to a medical facility.

An aerial photo shows a smoking F-35 fighter jet next to scorched vegetation in a field at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.

A fighter crashed in San Diego on Friday after suffering a “class A mishap,” according to officials.

Marine Corps says F-35B stealth fighter crashed in California, pilot ejected

The U.S. Marine Corps says an F-35B jet crashed near a Southern California air base, and the pilot has been taken to a medical facility

Marine Corps says F-35B stealth fighter crashed in California, pilot ejected  AP News

Fighter jet crashes at Marine Corps air base near San Diego  USA Today

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35 stealth fighter jet crashed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, Calif., on Friday.  Emergency crews are responding to the scene in what Marine officials said was an F-35 “aircraft mishap,” according to Fox 5. It is unclear what caused the crash.  Marine Corps Air Station Miramar i

Military jet crashes and burns at California Marine Corps base  CNN

Emergency crews responded after an F-35 was involved in an aircraft mishap at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego.

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