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  1. I’m thankful I’m not the guy/gal responsible for this:

    £100m F-35 fighter jet crashed into the Med while taking off from HMS Queen Elizabeth because the cheap rain cover hadn’t been taken off properly, investigators fear
    UK Daily Mail | 11/23/2021 | Lauren Lewis

    Investigators fear a £100million F-35 fighter jet crashed into the Mediterranean while taking off because the cheap rain covers had not been taken off properly.

    Officials believe the rain cover was sucked into the F-35B Lightning II stealth plane’s engine as it took off from the flight deck of the HMS Queen Elizabeth, forcing the pilot to eject.

    Naval personnel reported seeing the cover floating in the sea nearby Britain’s flagship aircraft carrier after the accident in the Mediterranean on Sunday.

    Sources said the RAF pilot realised the issue and tried to abort take-off but was unable to stop the plane before the end of the ship’s runway.

    The UK was on Tuesday working with the US and Italy to recover the aircraft, believed to be more than a mile below the surface, amid fears Russia would try salvage the wreckage to uncover secret tech onboard.

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