The pilot of a military stealth fighter jet has parachuted to safety after colliding with an air tanker during a mid-air refueling operation near Imperial County, southern California. An F-35B combat jet crashed near the Salton Sea on Tuesday afternoon after hitting a KC-130J tanker, forcing the aircraft to make an emergency landing. The pilot of the F-35B ejected successfully and is currently being treated,' The USMC said in a statement. Eye witnesses took to Twitter to report seeing the pilot parachuting out of the fighter jet before hitting the ground. The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II The family of American-made stealth fighter jets has three different variants within the US military.

Source: Daily Mail September 30, 2020 00:11 UTC