https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/f35-crash-lockheed-martin-ligh...First F-35 fighter jet crash:
Mystery fault forces pilot to eject over South Carolina
The stealth fighter jet was used by the United States in combat this week for the first time against Taliban in Afghanistan.
A US military fighter jet sent smoke billowing into the sky after it suffered the first crash in the aircraft’s operational history.
The pilot, who was the only person on board the Lockheed Martin F-35B, was being examined for injuries on Friday after safely ejecting.
The reason for the crash near the Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort, South Carolina, is said to be under investigation.
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The aircraft, a short takeoff and landing version of the F-35, crashed just before 12pm local time.
It was the first crash of an F-35 fighter jet since the aircraft became operational in 2006, according to a military official who wished to remain anonymous.
The incident also marked the first time a pilot had ejected from an F-35B.
The F-35B stealth fighter jet was used by the United States in combat this week for the first time against the Taliban in Afghanistan, after taking off from an amphibious assault ship in the Arabian Sea.
Crash scene.Israeli F-35 flying over Beirut.