Saturday, June 23, 2018

The U.S. Marine Corps Has Lost Its First F-35

An F-35B Lightning II approaches the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) as the guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) transits alongside on April 18, 2018, following an expeditionary strike as part of Certification Exercise (CERTEX) in the Philippine Sea. (MC1 Daniel Barker/Navy)

Marine Times: The Marine Corps has lost its first F-35

An F-35B that erupted into flames after a faulty bracket issue nearly two years ago has been struck by the Marine Corps, making it the first loss of an F-35 for the Corps.

The Corps made the determination that the costs to repair the costly high-tech fighter would not be worth the return on investment.

However, the Marines have not put out an official strike message for the F-35B because the Corps has not decided whether the aircraft will be used as a trainer for maintenance or a museum centerpiece.

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WNU Editor: It is not going to be its last.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Knowing the Marines they will part that thing out as needed.

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anon said...

Calm Aizino. Let's not try not to get off track here.

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