$100M Fighter Jet Crashes Near Coachella After Clipping Refueling Tanker Mid-Air

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Witness video captured the $100 million aircraft smashing into the desert (via toofab)

The cargo plane meanwhile was forced to perform an emergency landing in a field near Thermal Airport. Witnesses there reported the aircraft missing two propellers from one wing, while it was leaking fuel.Marine Corps spokesperson Capt. Joseph Butterfield toldthat at around 4 PM,"it was reported that an F-35B made contact with a KC-130J during an air-to-air refueling evolution, resulting in the crash of the F-35B. The pilot of the F-35B ejected successfully and is currently being treated.

"The KC-130J is on deck in the vicinity of Thermal Airport. All crew members of the KC-130J have been reported safe." In December 2018, six US Marines were killed when a fighter collided with a refueler off the coast of Japan.

 

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