The US Navy on Wednesday recovered from the bottom of the South China Sea the wreckage of a US military stealth fighter jet that crashed into the deck of a
The U.S. Navy has recovered a stealthy F-35 warplane that crashed into the South China Sea (left) after it was trying to land on a Navy aircraft carrier in January (right).
The US 7th Fleet's Task Force 75 (CTF 75) and Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) on 2 March successfully retrieved the F-35C Lightning II aircraft that crashed earlier this year in the South China Sea, using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV).
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The F-35C crashed into the ocean after failing to make a successful landing on the USS Carl Vinson, while conducting "routine flight operations" on January 24, the release said.