A U.S. Marine Corps F‑35B Lightning II stealth fighter crashed near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California, in what officials termed a “Class A mishap,” with the jet erupting in flames and sparking a brush fire but the pilot safely ejecting and being taken to a local hospital in stable condition with non‑life‑threatening injuries. | Videos

The U.S. Marine Corps says the pilot of an F-35B stealth fighter is expected to live after ejecting from the jet before it crashed in California.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Un avión F-35B se estrelló cerca de una base aérea del sur de California y el piloto fue trasladado a un centro médico, informó el viernes el Cuerpo de Marines.

Miramar is one of the Marine Corps's major aviation installations and is home to multiple aircraft units under the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing.

An F-35 fighter jet has crashed at the Miramar Air Base in San Diego, California.

The crash near San Diego's Miramar Air Base has been classified as a ‘Class A mishap’