A pilot safely ejected before a fighter jet crashed near a naval air station in California’s Fresno County, officials confirmed Wednesday.
Naval Air Station Lemoore, located about 37 miles south of the city of Fresno, confirmed that an F-35 jet went down around 6:30 p.m. in a field near West Cadillac and South Dickinson avenues.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation. No other personnel were affected, NAS Lemoore said.
The crash also sparked a small grass fire that burned nearly a dozen acres, Cal Fire reported.
NAS Lemoore said the F-35 was attached to the VFA-125 when it went down. The VFA-125, also known as “Rough Raiders,” is a Navy squadron that trains pilots to fly F-35s.
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