An F-35A suffered a “significant fire” Monday prior to liftoff, according to an Air Force spokeswoman, just weeks before the fifth generation jet’s debut at a major air show. The ground emergency took place at 10:15 a.m. EST, Air Force spokeswoman Lt. Hope Cronin said, as a pilot was getting ready to take off. Cronin said in a statement the aircraft was preparing to conduct a continuation training mission at the time of the incident, but aborted during takeoff at…
