Pilot Safe After F-35 Crash in Alaska

[rangerrebew]

Pilot Safe After F-35 Crash in Alaska

.By Mark Thiessen
Pilot Safe After F-35 Crash in AlaskaJoe Giddens/Zuma Press
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. Air Force pilot was reported to be safe after a single-seat F-35 fighter jet crashed Tuesday during a training exercise at a base in Alaska.

The pilot experienced an “inflight malfunction” but was able to eject from the aircraft, Col. Paul Townsend, commander of the 354th Fighter Wing, told a news conference. The plane crashed during the landing phase of the flight at Eielson Air Force Base, he said.

The pilot had declared an inflight emergency prior to the crash and was in stable condition and being evaluated at a medical facility, he said.

The crash, which occurred early Tuesday afternoon, caused significant damage to the aircraft, the Air Force said in a statement.

https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2025/01/29/pilot_safe_after_f-35_crash_in_alaska_1087902.html

[MeganC]

I seriously hope that President Trump puts the F-22 back into production. Along with the A-10.

The F-35 to me is an aircraft designed by a committee. That is never a recipe for success.

[Smokin Joe]

I seriously hope that President Trump puts the F-22 back into production. Along with the A-10.

The F-35 to me is an aircraft designed by a committee. That is never a recipe for success.

It seems like any time someone sets out to make something that is the bees knees for everyone, they end up with this:


...instead of this:

[berdie]

 

[rangerrebew]

These things happen.  It probably flew into a cloud bank and the onboard computer shut down.