* Footage shows the moment the £100million F-35B fighter jet crashed this month
* The £100m Jet is seen leaving the runway on flight deck of HMS Queen Elizabeth
* It then disappears before parts of flaming wreckage can be seen landing in sea
* An investigation and recovery of the plane is still ongoing in the Mediterranean
New footage has emerged of the moment a £100million F-35 fighter jet crashed into into the Mediterranean while taking off.
The pilot was able to eject safely from the jet, part of 617 squadron, before it crashed during the operation on the HMS Queen Elizabeth on November 17.
The video shows the pilot eject as the high-tech jet topples over the runway onboard the aircraft carrier before it disappears and the pilot's parachute can be seen floating toward the sea seconds later.
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Update #1: Dramatic Footage Supposedly Of The Moment An F-35 Crashed Off A British Carrier Emerges (Warzone/The Dive)
Update #2: Leaked footage shows moment British F35 jet crashes into Mediterranean during HMS Queen Elizabeth carrier take-off (SKY News)
WNU Editor: You cannot tell much from the video. But it is clear that the speed was not there. The pilot is lucky to be alive.
Good news. The ejection seat works
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