Navy F-35 jet crashes in California

By Darryl Coote

A U.S. Navy F-35 fighter jet crashed following an “aviation incident” in California, authorities and officials said.

The incident occurred at about 6:30 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, Naval Air Station Lemoore said in a statement.

Specifics about the crash were not made public, but the Navy said the F-35C “went down” not far from Naval Air Station Lemoore, located about 38 miles southwest of Fresno.

“We can confirm the pilot successfully ejected and is safe,” it said.

The aircraft was attached to the Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-125, known as the Rough Riders.

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