An F-35A fighter jet crashed at Eielson Air Force Base, near Fairbanks, just before 1 p.m. on Tuesday. A news release from the base said the pilot ejected from the aircraft and was not hurt, but that he was taken to Bassett Army Hospital on Fort Wainwright for evaluation.

A US Air Force F-35 fighter jet crashed Tuesday at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, with the pilot safe, reports said, citing military officials. The incident occurred around 1 p.m. local time (2200GMT) on the runway, Airman 1st Class Spencer Hanson was quoted as saying by Anchorage Daily News.

An Air Force fighter pilot is in the hospital after an F-35 jet crashed at Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks, Alaska, dramatic video shows. The F-35 fighter jet crashed Tuesday at 12:49 p.m ...

On January 28, an F-35 fighter jet dramatically crashed with a fiery explosion at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. Moments before the crash, the pilot ejected himself out of the aircraft, ultimately reaching safety on the ground.

An Air Force pilot ejected safely after experiencing an “inflight malfunction” during a training exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, officials said.

An F-35 fighter jet crashed early Tuesday afternoon at Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks, according to an official there.

An F-35 fighter jet crashed Tuesday on a flightline on Eielson Air Force Base, a military official told Alaska News Source.

Air Force officials said the pilot experienced an “inflight malfunction” but was able to eject from the aircraft before it crashed.

The F-35 is called the “latest fifth-generation fighter” and replaced the F-16 Fighting Falcons and A-10 Thunderbolt II’s.

Shocking video captured an F-35 fighter jet plummeting onto the runway and bursting into flames during a training exercise at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska early Tuesday afternoon.

F-35 military jet suffers ‘significant damage’ in crash at Alaska base - The F-35 fighter jet crashed Tuesday at a U.S. Air Force base in Alaska