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A military fighter jet on its way to an Air Force base in California crashed Tuesday near the international airport in New Mexico\u2019s largest city, sending up a large plume of smoke and injuring the pilot.<\/p>\n
The pilot, the only person on board, was able to escape after crashing around 2 p.m. on a hillside on the south side of Albuquerque\u2019s airport and was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, according to the city\u2019s fire department<\/p>\n
U.S. manufacturer\u00a0Lockheed Martin\u00a0identified the downed plane as an F-35 that left Fort Worth, Texas, earlier Tuesday and was headed to Edwards Air Force Base near Los Angeles. A spokesperson for Lockheed said in an email to The Associated Press that the fighter jet crashed after the pilot stopped to refuel at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico.<\/p>\n
Neither of the Air Force bases immediately responded to requests for more information.<\/p>\n
Located on the southern edge of Albuquerque, Kirtland is home to the 377th Air Base Wing, which conducts nuclear operations and trains and equips expeditionary forces. It\u2019s also home to the Air Force Research Laboratory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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