Marine F-35B Crashes After Collision With KC-130 Over California; All Aircrew Recovered Safely

A Marine KC-130 crash lands in California Sept. 29, 2020.

A Marine F-35B aircraft has crashed near Naval Air Facility El Centro, Calif. following an air collision with a KC-130J, defense officials confirmed to USNI News.

At approximately 4 p.m. local time, “it was reported that an F-35B made contact with a KC-130J during an air-to-air refueling evolution, resulting in the crash of the F-35B. The pilot of the F-35B ejected successfully and is currently being treated,” read a statement from Marine...

https://news.usni.org/2020/09/29/marine-f-35b-crashes-after-collision-with-kc-130-over-california-all-aircrew-recovered-safely

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