F-35 Safe pilot after crash near California’s Naval Aviation Administration Lemore: Navy
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Navy pilots are safe after the F-35C fighter jets drop near the Naval Aviation Administration Lemoor. Southern California, It causes a fiery crash and encourages a response from Cal Fire.
Nas Lemoore said the “air incident on the operational side of the installation” took place on Wednesday around 6:30pm.
The jet crashed into a field near the intersection of South Dickenson Avenue and West Cadillac Avenue and exploded into flames, according to a report from the California Highway Patrol.
“We can make sure the pilot is successfully kicked out and safe. No additional impacted personnel,” Nas Lemoore confirmed on Facebook.
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A pilot associated with the “Lough Raiders” at Naval Air Station Lemore is safe after crashing from an F-35 fighter jet and exploded into flames in a field near the base on Wednesday. (Craig Kohlruss/Fresno Bee/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
The crash caused a Small grass fire It spans approximately 10 acres, according to a CAL fire incident report. It was fully included by 8:32 pm local time.
Details surrounding the cause of the crash were not available immediately.
Nas Lemoore is the largest master jet base in the Navy, with over 12 squadrons, training and operations.
The US Navy F-35 crashed in California on Wednesday, but the pilot managed to leave safely, officials say. (Fresno County Sheriff’s Office)
The base said on Facebook that the F-35C involved in the crash is attached to the special training unit, the Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125 “Rough Raiders.”
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Nas Lemoore is the only one Naval Base According to its website, it houses the F-35 Lightning II. Additionally, more than half of the branch F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft live there.
The F-35 was associated with a VFA-125 “Rough Raider” that left Lemoor Naval Air Station in Fresno County, California. (Song Kyung-Seok/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
16 operational strike fighters, two fleet exchange squadrons, one search and rescue squadron, four West Coast carrier air wing commanders and staff run from the base.
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The base is in Fresno County.
Fox News Digital contacted Nas Lemoore but did not hear a response at the time of publication.