2020-09-30 F-35B & Marine KC-130J MID-AIR COLLISION

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Yesterday - September 30, 2020 - an F-35B and KC-130J Tanker collided during refueling operations over California.
ALL airmen survived the incident with the F-35B pilot ejecting, then suffering certain injuries; and the eight Marine KC-130 Crew "walked away" with minor injuries.

Marine F-35 jet crashes after clipping wings with refueling plane

A Marine F-35 fighter jet crashed in California following a mid-air collision with a Marine refueling plane that later landed safely.

abcnews.go.com

Here's a quote I saw on facebook....

"This is a photo of the Marine C-130 tanker involved in the mid-air collision with a Navy F-35 during an aerial refueling yesterday (9/30/2020). The 8 souls on-board walked (uh, probably RAN) away without a scratch after crash landing into a farmer's field. The F-35 pilot ejected from his $101M jet and is recovering from minor injuries at home.

Yes, that is fuel flowing out of the aircraft's left wing. And yes, the crew definitely cheated death."





Here's a link to what THE MARINE CORPS TIMES reported.....

Fuel tanker pilot praised for keeping crew safe after mid-air collision with F-35

The KC-130J tanker landed on its belly in a field, while the F-35B pilot ejected successfully. The cause of the collision is under investigation.

www.marinecorpstimes.com

Thankfully, all survived.