September 29

What happened on September 29 in aviation and space history.

• September 29, 2020

  Mid-air collision between an F-35B and a KC-130J tanker

  Accident — A Marine Corps F-35B collided with a KC-130J during air-to-air refuelling over the Imperial Valley desert in California. The fighter's pilot ejected and the tanker made an emergency belly landing in a field, with no casualties among its eight crew. The F-35B was destroyed, the type's second hull loss.