RELATED. The F-35B pilot ejected safely and everyone on the MC-130J survived after a crash landing. The two aircraft were undergoing Weapons and Tactics Instructor training, according to a Marine Corps spokesperson. Marine Corps F-35 crashes after colliding with C-130 during refueling exercise. The F-35B pilot was able to eject successfully and is being treated, said 1st Lt. Brett Vannier, spokesman for Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in Arizona. Marine F-35B And KC-130J Collide And Crash In Southern California (Updated) The War Zone ^ | 9/29/2020 | Tyler Rogoway Posted on 09/30/2020 6:05:25 AM PDT by Yo-Yo. The military set up a 1-mile perimeter surrounding the wreckage. This Video Of F/A-18s Refueling From A KC-130 Near A … The Marine Corps has released new information about its F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter that crashed earlier this week after a mid-air collision with a KC-130J tanker. Information is very fragmented at this time, so details are bound to change, but reports state that a military aircraft has crashed somewhere near the Salton Sea in Southern California. READ NOW. Yesterday crash is the fourth crash of an F-35. A United States Marine Corps F-35B fighter jet crashed after colliding with a KC-130J tanker during an air-to-air refueling operation. The pilot ejected successfully. IMPERIAL COUNTY, California -- A Marine Corps F-35 fighter jet crashed in California after clipping the wing of a Marine KC-130 refueling tanker during a … Skip to comments. A U.S. Marine F-35B Lightning II crashed near Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station outside of Beaufort, South Carolina on … A Marine Corps KC-130J refueling aircraft and an F-35B Joint Strike Fighter collided during an air-to-air refueling mission in California, causing the stealth jet to crash, officials said Tuesday.. The F-35 jet crashed deep in the desert area west of the Salton Sea. A KC-130J tanker is seen after it made an emergency landing after colliding with an F-35B fighter jet during a refueling operation over the Southern California desert near Thermal on Sept. 29, 2020. The Marines are likely being secretive about the crash for two reasons. A Marine Corps F-35 fighter jet crashed in Imperial County, California, after clipping the wing of a Marine KC-130 refueling tanker during a mid-air refueling, according to a Marine Corps statement. For starters, the advanced composite materials that make up the up F-35 are hazardous to human health.