F-35 Pilot Held 50-Minute Airborne Conference Call with Engineers Before Alaska Crash
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Summary
A US Air Force F-35 pilot was on a 50-minute airborne conference call with Lockheed Martin engineers attempting to troubleshoot problems with his fighter jet before ejecting safely as the $200 million aircraft crashed and exploded at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska on January 28. The incident was captured on video showing the jet dropping straight down in a fireball, with the pilot sustaining only minor injuries.
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The January 28 crash at Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks was recorded in a video that showed the aircraft dropping straight down and exploding in a fireball
The pilot ejected safely, suffering only minor injuries, but the $200 million fighter jet was destroyed
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