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2022-01-26 China-Japan-Koreas

Navy Seeks to Recover F-35 Before Chicoms

[Military.com] An F-35C Lightning II fighter suffered "a landing mishap" on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson in the South China Sea on Monday. It left seven sailors injured while the pilot safely ejected and was later recovered, the Navy confirmed, marking the fifth major mishap aboard the deployed carrier since late November.

When asked about the string of mishaps, Navy spokesman Lt. Nicholas Lingo said, "All five incidents remain under investigation, and we cannot speak to any pattern until the investigation concludes."

Lingo said that the F-35, which is assigned to Carrier Air Wing 2, suffered its mishap Monday while the Carl Vinson was conducting routine flight operations in the South China Sea. He added that "additional details and the cause of the in-flight mishap is under investigation."

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Posted by Bobby 2022-01-26 09:03|| || Front Page|| [26 views ] Top

#1 ...but our CRT and non-binary recruiting is top notch. They have 'top men' on it.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-01-26 09:52|| 2022-01-26 09:52|| Front Page Top

#2 Did we beat the Russians getting the other wet f35 in the Med?

Posted by Jise Elmeang4932 2022-01-26 10:24|| 2022-01-26 10:24|| Front Page Top

#3 Yes.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-01-26 10:26|| 2022-01-26 10:26|| Front Page Top

#4 "You mean you lost another one?"

Posted by Nguard 2022-01-26 12:35|| 2022-01-26 12:35|| Front Page Top

#5 #2 ^ Amazingly enough, we apparently did. At least we are getting good at this sort of thing.

Posted by Nguard 2022-01-26 12:38|| 2022-01-26 12:38|| Front Page Top

#6 According to the UK media outlet, the recent crash of a British F-35B during take off from HMS Queen Elizabeth was caused by a rain cover not removed before take off.

Posted by Bobby 2022-01-26 14:28|| 2022-01-26 14:28|| Front Page Top

#7 Well, ,,, rockets are required to have a "Self Destruct"...

Posted by 3dc 2022-01-26 18:37|| 2022-01-26 18:37|| Front Page Top

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