F-35 Fighter Jet Crashes in New Mexico, Pilot Hospitalized
The $135 million aircraft went down near Albuquerque International Sunport while en route to California, leaving the pilot with serious injuries.
- The F-35B jet was a developmental model being transferred from Fort Worth to Edwards Air Force Base.
- The crash occurred shortly after a refueling stop at Kirtland Air Force Base.
- The pilot ejected safely and was conscious when transported to the hospital.
- Local fire and emergency teams extinguished the blaze and secured the crash site.
- This incident marks the second military plane crash in New Mexico in two months.
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