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Military Transport Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Clipping Fighter Jet Midair
THERMAL (CBSLA) — A military transport plane made an emergency landing Tuesday in Thermal after clipping a fighter jet midair. (CBSLA) According to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, it was reported at about 4 p.m. that an F-35B made contact with a KC-130J during an air-to-air refueling evolution, resulting in the crash of the fighter jet in Imperial County. (losangeles.cbslocal.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Listening to ATC it sounds like the F-35 hit the right wing and disabled the #3 & #4 engines. Leaking fuel and with a potential fire, the -130 crew did a great job with a wounded beast.
I saw one news report that said both crew members of the F-35B ejected safely. They don’t seem to be aware that it’s a single-seater.
Maybe the press thinks “Martin Baker” is a person?
LOL!
- Good one. the F-35 pilot gets the customary Martin Baker tie
Lol! Good one!
This happened to be a check ride for the fighter pilot, both were sharing one seat.