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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to US News@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 20 days ago

F-35 pilot held 50-minute airborne conference call with engineers before fighter jet crashed in Alaska

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F-35 pilot held 50-minute airborne conference call with engineers before fighter jet crashed in Alaska

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to US News@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 20 days ago
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F-35 pilot held 50-minute airborne conference call with engineers before fighter jet crashed in Alaska | CNN
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A US Air Force F-35 pilot spent 50 minutes on an airborne conference call with Lockheed Martin engineers trying to solve a problem with his fighter jet before he ejected and the plane plunged to the ground in Alaska earlier this year, an accident report released this week says.
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  • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.mlOP
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    he probably crashed it just to get out of that meeting 🤣

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      Jeez work these days, did this really have to be a meeting? Couldn’t they have sent an email?

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    Attempts to fix the landing gear caused the fighter jet to think it was on the ground, ultimately leading to the crash.

    F-35s never fail to make me chuckle

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