US EditionA British F35 fighter jet stranded in India may finally fly back home after inspiring memes
INDIA, JUL 10 – The $115 million stealth fighter was grounded by bad weather and a technical snag, with U.K. engineers repairing it for return next week, Indian officials said.
- The British F-35B fighter jet is expected to fly back to the UK after being stranded for nearly a month in India due to a technical issue, as reported by The Associated Press.
- Engineers hope to repair the plane in the next few days, following its emergency landing in Thiruvananthapuram on June 14.
- The British High Commission confirmed that a UK engineering team has been deployed to assess and repair the aircraft, which is worth over USD 110 million.
- Since being stranded, the jet has inspired memes and humorous posts, with Kerala's tourism department sharing a light-hearted review on social media.
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British F-35 jet, stuck in Kerala, may finally fly back home next week: Report
A British F-35B fighter jet stranded at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in Kerala due to a technical snag, is finally expected to fly back to the United Kingdom as early as next week, officials said, reported The Associated Press. The British fighter jet was on a regular sortie in the Arabian Sea last month when it ran into bad weather and couldn’t return to the Royal Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier, the HMS Prince of Wales, officials …
The British fighter jet F-35, which has been parked at Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram International Airport for the past one month, will soon return to Britain. Engineers from Britain have almost completed the repairs. On June 14, it had to make an emergency landing in Kerala due to bad weather and low fuel.
British F-35 fighter stranded in Indian state of Kerala may fly home after nearly a month: report
A British F-35B fighter jet stranded at an Indian airport for nearly a month, sparking memes and cartoons on social media, is expected to fly back home as early as next week, The Associated Press reported on Thursday, quoting Indian officials. The Royal Navy aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on June 14 in the state capital and has been grounded ever since, despite efforts to repair it. T…
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