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F-22 fighter jet crashes at Florida Air Force base

By Zach Halaschak
Published May 15, 2020 8:22pm ET
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F-22 fighter jet crashes at Florida Air Force base
An F-22 Raptor flies by after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during exercise Red Flag 16-3 over Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 27, 2016. | (Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri/Air Force photo)

A pilot is safe after an F-22 fighter crashed at Florida’s Eglin Air Force Base.

The incident occurred Friday morning at the base’s training range. The pilot ejected from the plane, which had no other occupants, and is reportedly in stable condition. Eglin Air Force Base is located in Florida’s panhandle, halfway between Pensacola and Panama City Beach.

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