A U.S. Air Force pilot is safe after ejecting from an F-35 Lightning II that crashed while landing during a training exercise in Alaska.

An Air Force pilot was forced to eject after their F-35 fighter jet crashed in a fiery explosion during a training exercise at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, but the pilot was safely rescued.

A U.S. Air Force pilot experienced an “inflight malfunction” with his F-35 fighter jet and crashed on Tuesday during a training exercise. The pilot was

The moment a fighter jet crashed at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska has been caught on camera. On Tuesday, Jan. 28, the Eielson Air Force Base shared in a press release that a F-35 Lightning II jet crashed within the fence line of the base earlier that day at 12:49 p.m. local time.

A US Air Force fighter jet crashed on Tuesday during a training exercise at the Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, an operational hub for over fifty of these fifth-generation jets located about 25 miles south of Fairbanks. Fortunately, the pilot managed to escape safely after the F-35 fighter jet crashed.

The pilot of the F-35 was able to safely eject, according to the USAF, and can be seen descending toward the ground under an orange-and-white parachute. The F-35 appears to fall within only a few aircraft lengths of the drifting aviator before crashing and exploding. Notably, the jet’s landing gear appear deployed in the footage.

An Air Force pilot is safe after ejecting out of an F-35 fighter jet that then crashed at the Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska.

Video captured the moment a single-seat F-35 fighter jet crashed during a training exercise at a base in Alaska. The Air Force pilot is reported to be safe after ejecting.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A U.S. Air Force pilot was reported to be safe after a single-seat F-35 fighter jet crashed Tuesday during a training exercise at a base in Alaska.