Marines Release More Details on F-35B, KC-130J Collision

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

The Marine Corps has released new information about its F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter that crashed earlier this week after a mid-air collision with a KC-130J tanker.

The F-35B, which crashed close to Ocotillo Wells, Calif., was assigned to the ‘Green Knights’ of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, a Marine Corps spokeswoman told USNI News. The KC-130J that made an emergency landing is assigned to the “Raiders” of Marine...

https://news.usni.org/2020/10/01/marines-release-more-details-on-f-35b-kc-130j-collision

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