F-35 Stealth Fighter Jet Crashes At Elgin Air Force Base Just Days After F-22 Crashed At The Same Base

Daily Mail: F-35 stealth fighter jet worth $90m crashes at Florida air force base just days after $150m F-22 crashed at same airfield

* A U.S. Air Force F-35 stealth fighter jet crashed at the Eglin Air Force base in Florida at around 9.30pm Tuesday night, the Air Force said
* The pilot ejected from the $90million jet and was taken to a local hospital
* It is the second crash in four days at the airfield
* Last Friday, a pilot successfully ejected from a F-22 Raptor fighter jet that crashed during a training flight at the same airfield
* The F-22 was part of the 325th Fighter Wing based in northern Florida, about 40 miles east of Pensacola
* The crash took place around 9:15am northeast of the base on a training range, and there was no damage to people or property when the jet hit the ground
* The pilot, who was not identified, was hospitalized after the crash and was said to be in the company of relatives

A U.S. Air Force F-35 stealth fighter jet crashed at a Florida base on Tuesday night just days after a F-22 crashed at the same airfield, the Air Force said.

A fifth-generation F-35A Lightning II, which costs an estimated $90 million, crashed at Eglin Air Force Base at around 9.30pm on Tuesday.

The pilot ejected successfully from the jet and was taken to a local hospital but is in a stable condition.

'At the time of the accident, the pilot was participating in a routine night training sortie,' said a statement from the base.

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