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2021-11-24 Britain

£100m F-35 fighter jet crashed into the Med while taking off from HMS Queen Elizabeth because the cheap rain cover hadn't been taken off properly, investigators fear

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Posted by Skidmark 2021-11-24 08:59|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Well, somebody probably had more than just one job, but still...

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-11-24 14:14|| 2021-11-24 14:14|| Front Page Top

#2 Call that rain cover all the names you want, how many people failed to notice it was still on?

Posted by swksvolFF 2021-11-24 16:33|| 2021-11-24 16:33|| Front Page Top

#3 My phone tells me when it thinks the lens of the camera needs cleaned. You'd think that expensive plane could detect that something was wrong with the air flow at idle.

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-11-24 16:41|| 2021-11-24 16:41|| Front Page Top

#4 Someone neglects a teensy part of a well-defined procedure with catastrophic results. Hmm, where have we seen *that* recently?

Posted by SteveS 2021-11-24 17:24|| 2021-11-24 17:24|| Front Page Top

#5 My phone tells me when it thinks the lens of the camera needs cleaned. You'd think that expensive plane could detect that something was wrong with the air flow at idle.

Even Spaceball 1 knew when it was time to suck.

Posted by swksvolFF 2021-11-24 19:31|| 2021-11-24 19:31|| Front Page Top

#6 "I'm surrounded by assholes!"

Posted by swksvolFF 2021-11-24 21:01|| 2021-11-24 21:01|| Front Page Top

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