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F-35B Aircraft Crashes in New Mexico; Pilot Safely Ejects
The F-35 takes another black eye
Lockheed-Martin F22 Raptor . Taking off while on a visit to RAF (US) Lakenheath. Eastern England. ( A ground to Air Photo.)
Lockheed Martin, the prime contractor for the F-35, confirmed that the pilot of an F-35B aircraft safely ejected after it crashed in New Mexico on Tuesday.
The F-35B, a development test aircraft owned by Lockheed Martin, was enroute from Fort Worth, Texas, to Edwards Air Force Base, California, when the incident occurred after a refueling stop at Kirtland Air Force Base.
The cause of the crash remains unknown, and no further details were provided about the condition of the pilot.
However, KOB-TV in Albuquerque reported that the pilot was conscious and breathing and taken to a hospital for evaluation.
The F-35B is a Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) aircraft primarily used by the Marine Corps.
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The crash underscores the inherent risks involved in the testing and development of advanced military aircraft, despite rigorous safety protocols.
