A British F35 pilot from HMS Queen Elizabeth ejected during routine flying operations in the Mediterranean this morning.
— Ministry of Defence Press Office (@DefenceHQPress) November 17, 2021
The pilot has been safely returned to the ship and an investigation has begun, so it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time.
Warzone/The Drive: F-35 From The Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth Has Crashed Into The Sea (Updated)
The incident in the Mediterranean is the first F-35 loss of any kind during carrier operations.
The U.K. Ministry of Defense has confirmed that an F-35B Lightning stealth jet that was operating from the Royal Navy’s flagship, the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, currently underway in the eastern Mediterranean, crashed into the sea earlier today, soon after takeoff. Details are still limited, but the British pilot was able to eject safely and has been returned to the ship. The aircraft carrier is on its maiden operational cruise and this is the first loss of a Joint Strike Fighter while operating from the deck of an aircraft carrier or amphibious assault ship.
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F-35B From The Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth Has Crashed Into The Mediterranean Sea
UPDATED: U.K. F-35B from Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth Crashes in Mediterranean, Pilot Recovered -- USNI News
British F-35 jet crashes into Mediterranean -- The Guardian
A pilot flying off Britain's flagship aircraft carrier was forced to bail out of an F-35 stealth fighter in the Mediterranean -- Business Insider
1 comment:
The RN circling the spot....waiting in vain for a salvage asset that the 'fleet' no longer has..... Ivan's on the way with his though.... finders keepers! Stoopid 'merican jets with just one engine...and over the sea! Stooooopid!
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