An F-35 Lightning II crashed during a scheduled training event at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, causing a massive fireball and spreading debris not far from the fence line, a video verified as authentic by officials showed.

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.

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.

A United States Air Force pilot has been hospitalized after ejecting from an F-35 fighter jet that crashed at the Eielson Air Force Base, about 25 miles southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska, the air base announced on Tuesday. The F-35 Lightning II aircraft crashed at 12:49 p.m. Alaskan time into the fence line of the base.

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.

A U.S. Air Force F-35 fighter jet crashed Tuesday at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska during a training exercise. The pilot safely ejected after declaring an inflight emergency and is in stable condition, according to Col. Paul Townsend of the 354th Fighter Wing. The crash caused extensive damage to the aircraft.