A U.S. Navy F-35C with VFA-125 crashed at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California. The pilot ejected safely. An F-35C Lightning II jet, attached to the "Rough Raiders" of VFA-125, from NAS Lemoore, California,

A pilot is safe after ejecting from an F-35C near Naval Air Station Lemoore Wednesday, the naval base announced Wednesday. The F-35C, attached to the “Rough Raiders” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125,

In May 2024, a pilot in New Mexico was seriously injured after he ejected from an F-35 before it crashed near an airfield in Albuquerque. In September 2023, a pilot ejected from an F-35 and parachuted into a backyard in Charleston, South Carolina. The jet flew unmanned for several minutes before it crashed into a field about 60 miles away.