Shocking video captured an F-35 fighter jet plummeting onto the runway and bursting into flames during a training exercise at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska early Tuesday afternoon. The footage,

An Air Force pilot was forced to eject after their F-35 fighter jet crashed in a fiery explosion during a training exercise at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, but the pilot was safely rescued.

The moment a fighter jet crashed at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska has been caught on camera. On Tuesday, Jan. 28, the Eielson Air Force Base shared in a press release that a F-35 Lightning II jet crashed within the fence line of the base earlier that day at 12:49 p.m. local time.

An F-35A fighter jet crashed at Eielson Air Force Base, near Fairbanks, just before 1 p.m. on Tuesday. A news release from the base said the pilot ejected from the aircraft and was not hurt, but that he was taken to Bassett Army Hospital on Fort Wainwright for evaluation.

A U.S. Air Force pilot is safe after ejecting from an F-35 Lightning II that crashed while landing during a training exercise in Alaska.

A pilot is safe after ejecting from an F-35 fighter jet that crashed at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, officials said.

An Air Force F-35 fighter jet crashed at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska on Tuesday as the pilot ejected safely, officials said.

An Air Force F-35 fighter jet crashed at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska on Tuesday as the pilot ejected safely, officials said.

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A U.S. Air Force jet, estimated to be worth around $80 million, can be seen in video footage appearing to spin uncontrollably as it plunges toward the ground.

Air Force officials said the pilot experienced an “inflight malfunction” but was able to eject from the aircraft before it crashed.