British F-35 jet crashes into Mediterranean – MoD

[Piotr]

British F-35 jet crashes into Mediterranean – MoD
17 Nov, 2021 15:27

A Royal Air Force (RAF) F-35 jet crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday after the pilot safely ejected. It's the first incident reported for the UK's flagship aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth.
The Ministry of Defence confirmed the crash in a statement, saying that a “British F-35 pilot from HMS Queen Elizabeth ejected during routine flying operations in the Mediterranean this morning.”
The pilot was safely rescued and returned to the aircraft carrier and an investigation has been launched into the incident, with the Ministry of Defence saying it “would be inappropriate to comment further at this time.”

https://www.rt.com/uk/540545-fighter-jet-crash-hms-elizabeth-mediterranean/

 

[SD 10]

Good!!!!!!!!

 

[Nasr]

Ah the queenie mother hen has dropped her egg finally. Splash one, into the Mediterranean Sea

 

[Shotgunner51]

pilot safely ejected

Good! At least the ejection seat works.

 

[Piotr]

Good! At least the ejection seat works.

Assuming that Windsor Ministry of War is not lying this time.

 

[Ali_Baba]

Painful - all planes crash - thankfully the pilot is safe!!

 

[TNT]

How many total crashes of F-35s? Three? I think given the total number of F-35s operating worldwide, the crash rate is very low.

 

[siegecrossbow]

How many total crashes of F-35s? Three? I think given the total number of F-35s operating worldwide, the crash rate is very low.

It is very low for a single-engined fighter. To the best of my knowledge only two F-35A crashes, three F-35B crashes including this one, and no F-35C crash.

 

[Trango Towers]

As British business mixes with India the British pilots are competing with Indians looool

 

[Shotgunner51]

no F-35C crash

It's still very new, just started deployment August this year.

USS Carl Vinson first carrier to deploy with F-35C, CMV-22B Ospreys

The deployment marks the first time a carrier strike group is deploying with the F-35C Lightning II and CMV-22B Osprey aircraft.

defbrief.com

 

[BHAN85]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1465351592018956295

Crashed British F-35 failed to take off, leaked video shows

Leaked video shows how an F-35 fighter jet plunged into the sea after trying to take off from the British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth. The incident was reportedly blamed on human error.

www.rt.com

 

[Hakikat ve Hikmet]

This British pilot is as Kamil as the Indian pilots in ejecting….

 

[Beast]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1465351592018956295

Crashed British F-35 failed to take off, leaked video shows

Leaked video shows how an F-35 fighter jet plunged into the sea after trying to take off from the British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth. The incident was reportedly blamed on human error.

www.rt.com

The aircraft carrier is charging at full speed when launching aircraft, right? I saw the pilot parachute right in front of bow. I wonder how he survive the charging ship. Very lucky to survive.