A U.S. Navy stealth fighter pilot was forced to eject from a $100 million F-35C Lightning II jet moments before the plane slammed into a California cotton field, say officials. Plumes of black smoke ...

Ejector seats are designed to be as safe as possible—but there are obvious inherent dangers in a rocket-powered ejection from a fast-moving aircraft. Ejecting from a fighter jet is a wrenchingly ...

WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS. THAT BREAKING NEWS IS IN FRESNO COUNTY WHERE WE’RE GETTING NEW VIDEO AFTER A MILITARY JET CRASHED INTO A FIELD AND BURST INTO FLAMES. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US HERE FOR OUR ...

An F-16 Thunderbird fighter jet from Nellis Air Force Base crashed in California on Wednesday. The pilot is receiving follow-on care after ejecting safely.

TRONA, Cali. (KOAA) — A U.S. Air Force Thunderbird pilot is recovering after ejecting from an F-16 fighter jet during a training mission in Southern California. The pilot was hospitalized with ...

The F-35 Lightning II is among the most lethal aircraft ever created by man, a force of nature when it comes to annihilating the enemy. The fighter jet is unique in many ways, whether it's its ...

TRONA, Calif. (AP) — A fighter jet with the Air Force's elite Thunderbirds demonstration squadron crashed in the Southern California desert Wednesday, but the pilot managed to eject safely, the ...

A U.S. Navy F-35 fighter jet crashed in central California Wednesday near Naval Air Station Lemoore, according to a Navy press statement.The pilot ejected safely, and the cause of the crash, which ...