Miramar plane crash: F-35 goes down near San Diego Marine Corps Air Station

Aerial video from a news helicopter showed a plume of black smoke rising from the wreckage in a dirt field.

Pilot of stealth fighter jet, who has not been identified, was treated for non-life threatening injuries sustained in crash An F-35B fighter jet crashed near a US Marine Corps base in San Diego on Friday morning, sparking a small fire that first responders doused. The pilot, who has not been publicly identified, sustai

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

Marine Corps says F-35B jet crashed near Southern California air station and pilot has been taken to a medical facility

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

Videos circulating on social media appeared to show fire and smoke at the base, prompting speculation of a plane crash.