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F-35 Fighter Jet Crashes Near NAS Lemoore, Ignites Brush Fire

Naval investigators are working to confirm the F-35 variant involved with efforts to determine the cause of the mishap.

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In this image released by the U.S. Navy courtesy of Lockheed Martin, the U.S. Navy variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35C, can be seen conducting a test flight February 11, 2011, over the Chesapeake Bay. (Photo by U.S. Navy photo courtesy Lockheed Martin via Getty Images)
PACIFIC OCEAN (May 5, 2023) – An F-35C Lightning II, assigned to the “Rough Raiders” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125, lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), May 5, 2023. Theodore Roosevelt is conducting carrier qualifications with the “Flying Eagles” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 122, the “Rough Raiders” of VFA-125, the “Vikings” of Electronic Attack Squadron 129, the “Titans” of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron 30 and the “Eightballers” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 8 ahead of an upcoming deployment workup cycle. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Carter Radke)
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Overview

  • A fighter jet went down near the intersection of S Dickenson Avenue and W Cadillac Avenue just outside Naval Air Station Lemoore.
  • California Highway Patrol units and base fire crews joined Navy personnel to battle a brush fire at the crash site.
  • Emergency logs and local media reports identify the aircraft as an F-35, with possible indications it was the F-35C carrier variant.
  • Naval Air Station Lemoore serves as the U.S. Navy’s primary West Coast strike fighter base, hosting F-35C and F/A-18E/F squadrons.
  • A formal naval inquiry has been opened to establish the aircraft’s exact model and to uncover what led to the mishap.