Originally Posted by
134brat
Maybe not the first loss. I could be wrong about it but l seem to remember an incident in the US with an F35 and KC130.
29 oct 2020: Collision during AAR between a VMFA-121 F-35B (piloted ejected safely - minor injuries) and a VMGR-352 KC-130J (forced landing in a field while trying to reach Thermal Airport, all crew safe).
According to the Marine Corps Times 1 October 2020
Both planes(sic) were taking part in the seven-week Weapons and Tactics Instructors course conducted out of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, designed to get Marine pilots familiar with flying in support of the Marine ground element.
EDIT Duplicate but contains extra detail