Paul Townsend, commander of the 354th Fighter Wing, told a news conference ... an F-35 for ejecting from the aircraft when he didn’t need to, causing the fighter to fly unmanned for 11 minutes ...

commander of the 354th Fighter Wing. “I can assure you the United States Air Force will conduct a thorough investigation into this incident to minimize the chances of such occurrences from happening ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska: A US 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. The pilot experienced an “inflight ...

Paul Townsend, commander of the 354th Fighter Wing. The aircraft went down during ... that a pilot ejected from an F-35 when he didn’t need to, leaving the aircraft to fly autonomously for ...

The incident occurred around 1 pm local time (2200GMT) on the runway, Airman 1st Class Spencer Hanson was quoted as saying by Anchorage Daily News. A statement from the 354th Fighter Wing’s public ...

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 ...

Paul Townsend, commander of the 354th Fighter Wing, told a news conference. The plane crashed during the landing phase ... In October, a Marine investigation blamed the pilot of an F-35 for ejecting ...