"The F-35A Lightning II, assigned to the 58th fighter squadron, crashed ... at the Eglin Air Force base in Florida," the 33rd US Air Force fighter wing said on Facebook.

The pilot managed to eject, he was taken to the hospital for examination. He is currently in stable condition.

A plane crash is under investigation.

May 15, it became known that the fifth-generation American fighter F-22 crashed in Florida during a training flight. This was reported by the command of the Eglin Air Force Base.