As reported earlier, a pilot ejected from a Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II fighter jet during a failed landing at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth Thursday morning..White Settlement Chief of Police Christoper Cook stated that his department was called at 10:15 a.m. by the United States Navy Police and Lockheed Martin to assist in clearing onlookers away from a road that runs adjacent to a runway where officials were responding to and investigating the crash..Both the pilot's seat and the pilot's parachute could be seen near the aircraft after the ejection. The plane came to a halt on the grass that ran along the southwest side of the runway, close to where White Settlement Road and Spur 341/Lockheed Boulevard are located.."We are aware of the F-35B crash on the shared runway at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth and understand that the pilot ejected successfully," Lockheed Martin said in a statement. "Safety is our priority, and we will follow appropriate investigation protocol.".The pilot sustained minor injuries and is going through the generic Lockheed Martin protocols that follow a crash along with the entire f35 division, an employee told Atlas News.
As reported earlier, a pilot ejected from a Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II fighter jet during a failed landing at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth Thursday morning..White Settlement Chief of Police Christoper Cook stated that his department was called at 10:15 a.m. by the United States Navy Police and Lockheed Martin to assist in clearing onlookers away from a road that runs adjacent to a runway where officials were responding to and investigating the crash..Both the pilot's seat and the pilot's parachute could be seen near the aircraft after the ejection. The plane came to a halt on the grass that ran along the southwest side of the runway, close to where White Settlement Road and Spur 341/Lockheed Boulevard are located.."We are aware of the F-35B crash on the shared runway at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth and understand that the pilot ejected successfully," Lockheed Martin said in a statement. "Safety is our priority, and we will follow appropriate investigation protocol.".The pilot sustained minor injuries and is going through the generic Lockheed Martin protocols that follow a crash along with the entire f35 division, an employee told Atlas News.
