A pilot ejected from a Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II fighter jet during a failed landing at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth Thursday morning.
"We are aware of the F-35B crash on the shared runway at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth and understand that the pilot ejected successfully," Lockheed Martin said in a statement."Safety is our priority, and we will follow appropriate investigation protocol."
Lockheed Martin assembles the fighter jet at a facility that shares the north-south 18/36 runway with the joint reserve base. Lockheed confirmed the crash and that the pilot ejected early Thursday afternoon, but offered no further update on the pilot's condition.Christoper Cook said they were called at 10:15 a.m. by U.S.
According to Cook, the pilot of a Lockheed-owned jet ejected and the pilot's seat and parachute were visible near the aircraft. The jet came to a stop in the grass along the southwest side of the runway, near White Settlement Road and Spur 341/Lockheed Boulevard.can land like a helicopter. Video obtained by NBC 5 from Kitt Wilder showed the aircraft landing vertically Thursday morning when it bounced off the runway.
Further details about the incident have not been confirmed by Lockheed Martin or officials at NAS JRB.This is the second plane to come down near the base in as many years.
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