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Watch: U.S. fighter jet nosedives in Alaska, exploding into flames (pilot survives!)

Carla Sinclair
Jan 29, 2025
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Stock photo of F-35 jet; kumanomi / shutterstock.com

A U.S. Air Force pilot was flying an F-35 fighter jet in Alaska as part of a training exercise when the plane malfunctioned. Dramatic footage shows the jet nosediving at Eielson Air Force Base before crashing to the ground, exploding into an ball of flames. (See video, posted by Sky News Australia.)

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