A pilot was injured after a military plane crashed and caught fire near the Albuquerque Sunport on Tuesday.Albuquerque Fire Rescue officials say a military plane crashed off of the airfield on the south side of the Sunport. Firefighters say the pilot ejected himself from the plane before it caught fire. A U.S. official tells the ABC News Pentagon Bureau the plane was a new F-35 that belonged to the U.S. Marine Corps. The official says the plane was being transferred from the Lockheed factory to be put into service. The plane was flown by a defense contract management agency pilot at the time of the crash. >>> RELATED: Video shows fire after plane crash near the Albuquerque SunportSunport and emergency officials say the pilot was the only person in the plane and was transported to a local hospital.This is a developing story. Stay with KOAT for the latest information.
A pilot was injured after a military plane crashed and caught fire near the Albuquerque Sunport on Tuesday.
Albuquerque Fire Rescue officials say a military plane crashed off of the airfield on the south side of the Sunport.
Firefighters say the pilot ejected himself from the plane before it caught fire.
A U.S. official tells the ABC News Pentagon Bureau the plane was a new F-35 that belonged to the U.S. Marine Corps. The official says the plane was being transferred from the Lockheed factory to be put into service. The plane was flown by a defense contract management agency pilot at the time of the crash.
>>> RELATED: Video shows fire after plane crash near the Albuquerque Sunport
Sunport and emergency officials say the pilot was the only person in the plane and was transported to a local hospital.
This is a developing story. Stay with KOAT for the latest information.
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