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multi-purpose fighter of the fifth generation F-35A Lightning II made a hard landing at the U.S. air force hill, located in Utah. According to broadcaster ABC, when contact with the ground broke the landing gear.

it is Noted that the pilot managed to leave the fighter at the present time he passes a physical. After this incident, the runway of the airbase has temporarily suspended work. Experts have begun the investigation, writes TASS.

This is not the first state of emergency with the American fighters. So, may 19 F-35A Lightning II crashed while landing at Eglin air force base (Florida). The pilot survived. A few days earlier at the test site, located near the base, crashed fighter F-22. The pilot managed to eject.