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Here’s how the British F-35 was recovered

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Here's how the British F-35 was recovered

The UK has recovered the F-35 fighter, which crashed at sea on 17 November. Support of Italy and the United States during the recovery operation. All the details

UK F-35 B recovered in the Mediterranean Sea.

This was announced on 8 December by the British Ministry of Defense. "We extend our thanks to our NATO allies, Italy and the United States of America, for their support during the recovery operation."

On November 17, the British Ministry of Defense confirmed the crash of an F-35B operating from the aircraft carrier HMSQueen Elizabeth in the Mediterranean. The pilot ejected himself safely, but the crash triggered a rush to retrieve the plane, which contains a lot of classified equipment. ( Here the more detailed Start on F-35 crashed in the Mediterranean, what happened).

Meanwhile, authorities have reportedly arrested a sailor for leaking the 16-second video clip of the F-35 crash , which went viral on social media. SkyNews reports .

Additionally, the Telegraph has learned that the Defense Security Authority has called an investigation and will determine where the wreckage of the aircraft will be taken.

All the details.

BRITISH F-35 RECOVERED ALSO THANKS TO THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE USA AND ITALY

The wreck of the British F-35 fighter that crashed in the Mediterranean Sea last month has been recovered.

The recovery operation of the shattered wreck involved the forces of NATO allies, the United States and Italy. This is what emerges from the declaration of the UK defense department.

THE NATO AIR COMMAND TWEET

Even the NATO air command tweeted that "NATO allies Italy and the United States of America supported during the recovery operation".

TWO WEEKS TO LOCATE IT

British newspaper The Sun first reported the successful recovery, reporting that a defense source said it took two weeks to find the destroyed fighter and a few more weeks to get the plane out of the sea.

NO COMPROMISED EQUIPMENT

Officials also said that "there is no danger or compromise for sensitive equipment on the plane."

In recent days, Tory MPs had urged the military to speed up the recovery of the aircraft, warning that it is vulnerable to adversaries such as Russia and China while it remains at the bottom of the Mediterranean.

THE VIDEO OF THE CRASH

Meanwhile, a video appeared online in late November that appeared to show the fifth generation aircraft sliding off the aircraft carrier's springboard. From the footage the plane crashes into the sea during a take-off accident.

A defense analyst told Business Insider that the video was from a Royal Navy WhatsApp group, adding that the footage appeared to be from the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier's visual surveillance system.

Both Sky News and The Uk Defense Journal, citing an unnamed source, reported Tuesday that authorities arrested a service member aboard the aircraft carrier for leaking images.

THE CAUSES OF THE ACCIDENT

According to media reports, a rain cover not removed before takeoff and sucked into the engine caused the crash of the British F-35. ( Here the in-depth analysis by Startmag on all the hypotheses of the accident) .

WHAT WILL BECOME OF THE WRECK?

It is not yet clear where the wreck of the fighter will be taken.

According to SkyNews , the wreck will be taken to a naval base in the Mediterranean. Although sources have claimed that this base belongs to an "ally", there is no further information.

For the Telegraph , the most important parts of the plane are safe. With the loss of the F-35 B, the UK only has 23 F-35Bs. It has taken delivery of 21 aircraft so far, three are still in the United States for testing and evaluation.

This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/innovazione/ecco-come-lf-35-britannico-e-stato-recuperato/ on Thu, 09 Dec 2021 11:18:56 +0000.