Authorities at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego are investigating the possible crash of a F-35 assigned to the 3rd Marine Air Wing, Marine Air Group 11. [Credit: U.S. Marine Corps]
Key Takeaways:
An F-35 fighter jet, assigned to the 3rd Marine Air Wing, crashed near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego.
The pilot of the F-35 successfully ejected from the aircraft.
Authorities are investigating the "aircraft mishap," which occurred around 10 a.m. PDT and sent a large column of smoke into the air.
Authorities at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego are investigating the possible crash of a F-35 assigned to the 3rd Marine Air Wing, Marine Air Group 11. Imagery taken by a local television news helicopter shows a scorched airplane surrounded by blackened ground.
The pilot was able to eject.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
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