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They Kept That One Quiet…
Did you know, last month we lost an £100million F35B Lightning fighter jet?
It crashed into the Mediterranean after tumbling off the edge of HMS Queen Elizabeth's flight deck.
The pilot ejected and was found safe, but the state-of-the-art fighter jet languished at the bottom of the sea and has only recently been recovered.
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It crashed into the Mediterranean after tumbling off the edge of HMS Queen Elizabeth's flight deck.
The pilot ejected and was found safe, but the state-of-the-art fighter jet languished at the bottom of the sea and has only recently been recovered.
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Gromit // They kept that one quiet//
No they haven't:-
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No they haven't:-
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It was reported at the time, so, yes, I did know:
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I doubt very much an engine cover wasn't removed. There is a very strict routine before an aircraft takes off. A crew of five remove covers, holding down chains, chocks, these are then checked by a senior rating before the items are shown physically to the pilot. A senior officer also checks the aircraft and finally the despatcher checks before he does the Elvis impression indicating to the pilot he can take off. The speed of that aircraft suggests engine failure.
bhg481, I would suggest that engine cover didn't come from the aircraft that crashed. The final preparations of all aircraft taking off are very strict. Before departing the aircraft goes to full power which results in a powerful backdraft, it's quite possible this backdraft blew the cover off another aircraft.
