Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:03am on 31 Jul 2025,Thursday International
A US Navy F-35C Lightning II fighter jet crashed near Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, on July 30, during a training mission. The pilot successfully ejected safely, with no other personnel injured or civilian damage reported . Dramatic visuals captured a plume of thick black smoke rising from the wreckage site . The jet was assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron VF‑125 ("Rough Raiders"), and local authorities confirmed that the crash occurred in central California’s Fresno County . The cause remains under investigation, and no details about the damage to infrastructure have been released.
