The United States Air Force indicated that the aircraft suffered a “malfunction.” After the fault, the F-35 car exploded after impacting with a base.
In Alaska, one United States Air Force Combat aircraft He was the protagonist of a shocking accident. The plane suffered a fault – during the flight landing phase -, They hit the base and exploded.
Fortunately, the pilot of F-35 car managed before losing total control of the aircraft and reached the ground thanks to the parachute with which I was equipped. The sequence of the incident was captured in video and the images and became viral on social networks.
The shocking accident of a combat aircraft in Alaska
The accident images show the aircraft Great at high speedwhile turning on himself. After this, the plane hit the base, which caused a strong explosion. Seconds later, the filming shows the American Air Force pilot who managed to eject in time and descended safe thanks to his parachute.
As explained in a press conference Colonel Paul Towsend, commander of 354 ° Fighter Wing, the plane experienced a “malfunction“During the flight reverie stage. Subsequently, from the American Air Force they pointed out, through a statement, that the F-35 car suffered” important damage. “
After the fact, Towsend promised to initiate an investigation with the objective of “minimize the possibilities that such events happen again“
The renowned medium The Washington Post explained that, in 2016, it was chosen to the base of Eielson – scenario of the accident – to house 54 F -35, which resulted in an extension that cost more than more than $ S500 million dollars. In this way, 36 new buildings and dozens of housing units were erected to house 3,500 new active duty aviators.
Panic in South Korea: a plane caught fire before taking off
In South Korea there was also a strong aeronautical accident when a Airbus A321-200 plane From the airline Air Busan, bound for Hong Kong, It caught fire before taking off from Gimhae International Airportin the city of Busan, in Southeast South Korea.
The incident occurred at 22:26 (local time) and the flames began in the tail of the plane as reported by fire officers. The 169 passengers and seven crew members were evacuated by a slideYonhap agency reported. On the other hand, four people were injured in the process of the evacuation of the aircraft. The fire was completely extinguished at 23:31 (Argentine time).
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