On December 15, local time, an F-35B fighter plane crashed at a military base in Fort Worth, Texas, USA, and the pilot ejected to escape.

  Videos on social media showed that the plane lost control when it touched the ground, the nose was tilted, and the pilot ejected the plane as the plane spun on the ground.

  A U.S. military spokesman said the pilot who flew the plane was a U.S. government employee and that the plane's manufacturer, Lockheed Martin, had not yet handed over the plane to the U.S. military.

  Lockheed Martin said in a statement that it was aware of the incident and learned that the pilot had successfully jumped. "Safety is our top priority and we will follow appropriate investigative protocols."

  According to the US military media "Defense News Weekly", the F-35B is known for its short takeoff and vertical landing capabilities.

  The U.S. Air Force's F-35 fighter jets have been involved in accidents many times.

On December 1 this year, at the Kadena Air Force Base in Okinawa, Japan, an F-35B fighter jet crashed its nose to the ground due to a failure of its landing gear.

  In 2020, a U.S. F-35B fighter plane collided with a tanker in the air, causing the F-35B to crash.

In 2018, a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Joint Strike Fighter crashed near Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort.

(Produced by Xu Miaoqiao)

Editor in charge: [Fang Jialiang]