A pilot ejected himself from his jet after it crashed while landing at a Navy base in Texas on Thursday, dramatic footage of the incident shows.
of the crash obtained by the news outlet shows the Lockheed Martin F-35B jet hovering as it slowly descends for a landing on a runway.
As soon as the jet’s front wheels touch the ground the plane seems to lose control and nose smashes into the ground, the clip shows.The plane turns clockwise and then back clockwise when suddenly there’s a flash and the pilot is shot into the sky, according to the video. The pilot’s seat continues flying in another direction while he pulls out his parachute and floats to the ground.
The pilot descended to the ground after ejecting himself from the smoking jet. His condition is not clear.“We are aware of the F-35B crash on the shared runway at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth and understand that the pilot ejected successfully. Safety is our priority, and we will follow appropriate investigation protocol,” Lockheed Martin told WFAA.According to a Government Accountability Office report, the cost to fly just one Marine Corps F-35B was $9.
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