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  • Navy races to salvage stealth F-35 that crashed on aircraft carrier while landing in South China Sea

    01/26/2022 8:39:56 AM PST · by BenLurkin · 59 replies
    KTRK ^ | Luis Martinez
    The U.S. Navy has begun to make plans to recover the F-35C fighter jet that crashed Monday after striking the deck of an aircraft carrier in the South China Sea. The jet is the most advanced stealth fighter jet in the world and would have made an enticing target for China if it had attempted to recover it from the depths of the Pacific Ocean. The crash of one of the most advanced fighter jets in the world into international waters had fueled speculation that the U.S. Navy might quickly launch a salvage operation to prevent other foreign powers, especially...