An F-35 Lightning II crashed during a scheduled training event at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, causing a massive ...

Paul Townsend, commander of the 354th Fighter Wing. The aircraft went down during the landing phase of the flight, Townsend said at a news conference. The pilot declared an inflight emergency ...

Paul Townsend, commander of the 354th Fighter Wing. Townsend added the base will work to prevent similar incidents in the future. "I can assure you the United States Air Force will conduct a ...

Even so, the pilot was transported to the Bassett Army Hospital for observation, according to a press release from the 354th Fighter Wing’s public affairs office. The pilot experienced an ...

The pilot experienced an "in-flight malfunction," and was able to eject from the aircraft, U.S. Air Force Colonel Paul Townsend, commander of the 354th Fighter Wing, told a news conference, according ...

The crash occurred just before 1 p.m. local time within the fence line of Eielson Air Force Base, about 25 miles southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska, according to 354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs.