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Fighter jet crashes in Florida; pilot ejects and survives

By Associated Press
Published: May 20, 2020, 9:53am

TAMPA, Fla. — An Air Force fighter jet crashed while landing at a Florida base, but the pilot was able to eject and survived.

The F-35A Lightning II crashed Tuesday night on the base as the pilot returned from a routine training flight, the public affairs office at Eglin Air Force Base near Tampa said in a news release.

The pilot ejected before the crash and is hospitalized in stable condition, the base said.

The pilot is a member of the 58th Fighter Squadron. The pilot’s name was not released.

The crash came four days after an F-22 fighter crashed 12 miles from the base. That pilot also ejected and survived.

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