F35 crashes into the sea.

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Bobby
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F35 crashes into the sea.

Post by Bobby » Thu Nov 18, 2021 12:05 pm

Do we need to worry about out Australian F35s?




https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59323895

A British F-35 fighter jet has crashed into the sea during a routine operation in the Mediterranean, the Ministry of Defence has said.
The pilot ejected and has safely returned to the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth and an investigation has begun, the MoD added.
The incident occurred at 10:00 GMT over international waters and no other aircraft were involved.
The MoD said it would be inappropriate to comment during the investigation.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the jet came down soon after take off.
He said: "We are pleased the pilot is safe and well and back on board."
Mr Wallace added that operational and training flights onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth are continuing despite the incident.
There are eight UK F-35Bs on the carrier and 10 from the US Marine Corps. They have conducted around 2,000 take-off and landings on board HMS Queen Elizabeth without any major incident over the past six months.
The aircraft are Britain's most advanced and expensive jets. Costing almost £100m, they can land vertically, similar to the Harrier Jump Jet, and combine radar-evading stealth technology with supersonic speeds.

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Re: F35 crashes into the sea.

Post by Black Orchid » Thu Nov 18, 2021 6:10 pm

If you listen to some people it's because the pilot was obviously vaxxed and just dropped out of the sky! :roll:

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Re: F35 crashes into the sea.

Post by Bobby » Fri Nov 19, 2021 7:32 am

Black Orchid wrote:
Thu Nov 18, 2021 6:10 pm
If you listen to some people it's because the pilot was obviously vaxxed and just dropped out of the sky! :roll:

We need answers now but there is nothing -
the POMs are staying quiet.

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