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| Navy confirms F-35 fighter jet went down near California base, pilot safely ejected | |
| 2025-08-01 | |
| [FoxNews] The F-35 was associated with the VFA-125 "Rough Raiders" out of Naval Air Station Lemoore A Navy pilot is safe after an F-35C fighter jet went down near Naval Air Station Lemoore in Southern California, causing a fiery crash and prompting a response from CAL Fire. NAS Lemoore said "an aviation incident on the operations side of the installation" took place at around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The jet crashed in a field near the intersection of South Dickenson Avenue and West Cadillac Ave and burst into flames, a California Highway Patrol report stated. "We can confirm the pilot successfully ejected and is safe. There are no additional affected personnel," NAS Lemoore confirmed via Facebook.
Details surrounding what caused the crash were not immediately available. NAS Lemoore is the Navy's largest Master Jet Base and is home to more than a dozen squadrons – training and operational. | |
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