Pilot ejects safely before F-35 jet crash at US Marine Corps' Miramar air base in San Diego
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A pilot survived an F-35B jet crash Friday morning at the U.S. Marine Corps' largest air base, located in Miramar in San Diego, according to military officials.
The pilot, the only person on board the aircraft, managed to eject from the jet before the crash, said Marine Corps spokesperson Capt. Jacob Sugg. He was transported to a local hospital but was considered in stable condition, Sugg added.
It wasn't immediately clear what caused the crash.
The San Diego Fire Department was near the scene, responding to a brush fire "next to the plane crash area," said Candace Hadley, a spokesperson for the Fire Department. The size of that fire wasn't immediately clear.
A column of black smoke rose over the Miramar air station early Friday, according to images captured on Alert California cameras, but the fire appeared to dissipate quickly.
The Marine Corps Station Miramar is the home of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, according to the unit's website.
In June, a B-52 bomber jet crashed at Edwards Air Force Base, northeast of Los Angeles, killing eight.
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