Military.com is reporting that a F-35B assigned to VMFAT-501 had an in-flight fire in its weapons bay on Oct. 27.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
1st Lt. John Roberts, a spokesman for 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, told Military.com that the jet “landed safely and there were no injuries sustained.”
The incident has been classified as a Class A mishap and investigations are ongoing.