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.

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 US Air Force fighter jet crashed on Tuesday during a training exercise at the Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, an operational hub for over fifty of these fifth-generation jets located about 25 miles south of Fairbanks. Fortunately, the pilot managed to escape safely after the F-35 fighter jet crashed.

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.

Authorities said in a press release that the crash happened at 12:49 pm at the base. The pilot is safe and was “transported to Bassett Army Hospital for further evaluation.” After the incident, Colonel Paul Townsend, commander of the 354th Fighter Wing, said in a statement, according to New York Post:

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 F-35 fighter jet crashed Tuesday after an in-flight malfunction at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, sending the pilot to the hospital.

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.

Video captured the moment a single-seat F-35 fighter jet crashed during a training exercise at a base in Alaska. The Air Force pilot is reported to be safe after ejecting.