F-35 fighter jet crashes near San Diego
The Marine Corps called it a Class A mishap, the most severe category, as investigators work to determine what caused the crash.
- A Marine Corps F-35B crashed Friday morning at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, sparking a fire; the pilot ejected safely and has been recovered.
- Military officials classified the incident as a 'Class A mishap,' which involves damage to equipment greater than $2.5 million, with the jet assigned to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Aircraft Group 11.
- Live footage showed the wreckage in a scorched field near the intersection of Kearny Villa Road and Johnson Road, east of Miramar's runways, with the incident occurring around 10 a.m.
- Emergency personnel responded to the 'aircraft mishap' on the flight line, and while the cause remains under investigation, officials have not disclosed whether anyone else was injured.
- This crash is the latest in a series of stateside aviation incidents in recent months, including a June Air Force B-52 Stratofortress crash at Edwards Air Force Base that killed eight crew members.
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Miramar's military base is famous all over the world because it housed the school forming the elite pilots of the U.S. Navy.
A fighter plane crashed on Friday near a military base in San Diego, South California, the U.S. authorities announced.
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The pilot was catapulted and taken to a local medical facility in a stable condition for examination.
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