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F-35 fighter jet crashes in California, pilot ejects safely

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F-35 fighter jet crashes in California, pilot ejects safely

An F-35 fighter jet crashed near Naval Air Station Lemoore in central California, the U.S. Navy said on Wednesday.

“The pilot successfully ejected and is safe. There are no additional affected personnel,” a statement from NAS Lemoore said.

F-35 fighter jet in flight.

n F-35 fighter jet flies over the sky during the Fleet Week in San Francisco, California. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Burning fighter jet wreckage in a field; pilot ejected safely.

An experienced pilot is safe after his military jet crashed in a Fresno County field. KFSN

Infographic showing F-35 fighter jet crash site in California.

The crash site of the F-35 fighter jet. Anadolu via Getty Images

No further details on the crash were provided. The cause of the crash is under investigation, the statement said.

Emergency vehicles at the scene of an F-35 fighter jet crash in a field.

First responders at the scene of an F-35 fighter jet crashing. KFSN

U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin LMT.N, the maker of F-35 fighter jets did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside regular business hours.

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