near the fill liens, the u.s. military is scrambling to recover this f-35 stealth fighter which crashed into the ocean on monday. this version is the most sophisticated war plane the u.s. has, and the u.s. fears china might try to reach the wreckage first. cnn's ivan watson with the latest. >> reporter: the final approach of an f-35c stealth fighter jet seconds before it crash lands into the flight deck of a u.s. aircraft carrier. images circulated on social media confirmed by the u.s. navy show the plane moments later in the ocean, canopy open after its pilot escaped. the cause of the crash, which injured the pilot and six sailors, still under investigation. the navy now has the difficult task of recovering the wreckage of a $100 million jet from the bottom of the ocean. to make sure, defense experts