Leaked video indicates harrowing F-35 crash aboard provider Carl Vinson
Video has been leaked on-line showing a F-35C Lightning II fighter jet crashing into the deck of the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson Jan. 24, 2022. (Screenshot/Twitter)
A video leaked on-line shows the harrowing crash of a F-35C Lightning II jet aboard the aircraft service Carl Vinson ultimate month.
The fifty one-second video suggests the jet’s rear erupting into flames because it hits the deck and slides the period of the service earlier than dropping into the South China Sea at approximately 4:30 p.M. On Jan. 24.
Someone appears to scream “wave off!” several times earlier than the jet influences, and deck crew can be seen jogging about after the jet fell into the water.
Naval Air Forces officials showed “that there has been an unauthorized release of video photos from flight deck cameras” aboard Vinson.
“There is an ongoing research into both the crash and the unauthorized launch of the shipboard video footage,” Cmdr. Zachary Harrell said in a announcement.
The video seems to show the pilot ejecting as the jet skids throughout the carrier, though Navy officers have no longer confirmed when the pilot ejected.
That pilot became one in every of seven sailors injured inside the Jan. 24 mishap, which became the fifth important aviation mishap to befall the service’s air wing inside the past few months.
The pilot and different sailors were evacuated to a clinic inside the Philippines, whilst the other injured crew were treated onboard.
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About Geoff Ziezulewicz
Geoff is a senior group of workers reporter for Military Times, focusing on the Navy. He covered Iraq and Afghanistan appreciably and turned into maximum lately a reporter at the Chicago Tribune. He welcomes any and all kinds of guidelines at geoffz@militarytimes.Com.
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