Fighter aircraft F-35C of the Navy of the Navy USA It crashed on Wednesday (30.07.2025) at the Lemoore Naval Air Base in Central California, according to a statement from the US Navy citing ABC News.
The F-35C belonged to the Squadron VFA-125 “Rough Raiders” of the US Navy and crashed around 16:30 local time, a short distance from the base, according to the announcement. The pilot managed to eject successfully and is in good health. There are no reports of other injured.
Reports of a crash earlier involving a U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II at or near Naval Air Station Lemoore in Kings County, California. The aircraft was reportedly forced to carry out an emergency landing, before being engulfed in flames. Police, fire, and rescue are on-scene… pic.twitter.com/DDSi2YVa23
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The causes of the incident are investigated.