WASHINGTON: A pilot survived the crash of a developmental version of an F-35 fighter shortly after taking off from the Albuquerque International Sunport on Tuesday afternoon, the United Press International (UPI) reported.

Lockheed Martin was delivering the aircraft to Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California, but the plane crashed in on the airport’s south side.

The plane caught fire, which local firefighters extinguished.

The pilot ejected from the plane and was conscious when emergency response teams arrived and took the unnamed pilot to a nearby hospital for treatment.

First responders also treated two civilians who didn’t require transportation to the hospital after debris crossed a road and struck them.

The cause of the crash wasn’t reported but allegedly involved a plane from Kirtland Air Force Base.

The F-35 Lightning II is a single-seat supersonic fifth-generation fighter capable of flying up to 1,200 mph and reaching a maximum altitude of 50,000 feet.



Source

Share.
info

TOPPIKR is a global news website that covers everything from current events, politics, entertainment, culture, tech, science, and healthcare.

Leave A Reply

Exit mobile version
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.

If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.