US EditionF-35 Pilot Held 50-Minute Airborne Conference Call with Engineers Before Fighter Jet Crashed in Alaska | News Channel 3-12
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A US fighter pilot conducted an emergency call with engineers for 50 minutes, while his F-35 jet had massive problems – shortly after, the machine crashed spectacularly.
A U.S. Air Force F-35 pilot spent 50 minutes in contact with engineers at manufacturer Lockheed Martin trying to resolve a problem with his fighter jet before he was ejected and the plane crashed in Alaska earlier this year, an accident report released this week said. The Jan. 28 crash at Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks was captured on video showing the plane plummeting and exploding in a ball of fire. The pilot ejected safely, suffering onl…
By Brad Lendon, CNN A US Air Force F-35 pilot spent 50 minutes on a mid-air phone call with Lockheed Martin engineers trying to resolve a problem with his fighter jet before ejecting and the fighter crashing to the ground in Alaska earlier this year, according to an accident report released this week. The January 28 crash at Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks was captured on video showing the aircraft plummeting before exploding in a fireball. …
On 28 January, images of the crash of the US Air Force F-35 fighter aircraft were widely shared on social media. The findings of the Air Force investigation were published this week.
F-35 pilot held 50-minute airborne conference call with engineers before fighter jet crashed in Alaska | News Channel 3-12
By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — A US Air Force F-35 pilot spent 50 minutes on an airborne conference call with Lockheed Martin engineers trying to solve a problem with his fighter jet before he ejected and the plane plunged to the ground in Alaska earlier this year, an accident report released this week says. The January 28 crash at Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks was recorded in a video that showed the aircraft dropping straight down and explod…
The pilot of an American F-35 fighter jet consulted with Lockheed Martin engineers for 50 minutes in the air before ejecting from the plane, which subsequently crashed in Alaska in January this year, CNN reported.
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