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F-35 crash near San Diego August 2026
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F-35 fighter jet crashes near San Diego Marine Corps base
Each F-35 jet costs about $100 million.
In July 2025, a pilot ejected from his fighter jet in California's Fresno County, causing a small grass fire, and the pilot was safely recovered.
In January 2025, an Air Force pilot experienced an in-flight emergency while flying an F-35 during a training mission at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska and was able to eject and parachute safely to the ground.