Latest "F-35 fighter jet" stories

Airmen from Joint Base Charleston speak to a family living right next to the site of a crashed F-35 about the operation to recover the fighter jet and requests for the family in Williamsburg County, S.C., on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023.

Pilot of downed F-35 parachuted into residential backyard

The pilot “experienced a malfunction and was forced to eject” on Sunday, according to a situation report given to the Associated Press.

By James Pollard and Tara Copp, AP

2 months ago

A Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II performs a demonstration flight at the Paris Air Show, in Le Bourget, east of Paris, Tuesday, June 20, 2017.

Officials find debris from Marine Corps F-35 jet in South Carolina

Authorities found debris from a Marine Corps F-35 stealth fighter jet that crashed in South Carolina after the pilot ejected and parachuted to safety.

2 months ago

Japan confirms F-35A fighter jet crashed; remaining aircraft still grounded

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force pointed to debris sighted and recovered by ships and helicopters searching for the aircraft.

5 years ago

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