Two F-35B Fighter Jets on Delivery to RAF Stranded for Nearly Two Months in Middle of Atlantic
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Two F-35B fighter jets on delivery to RAF stranded for nearly two months in middle of Atlantic
AZORES — Two brand-new British F-35 stealth fighters have been stranded on a remote Atlantic island chain for nearly two months following mid-air mechanical failures, defense sources have confirmed. The Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II jets, valued at roughly $119 million (£90 million) each, were forced to make unscheduled emergency landings at Lajes International Airport in the Azores. The aircraft were in the middle of a transatlantic delive…
Two brand new British stealth fighters, each worth around £88 million, have been stranded in the Azores for two months after they were forced to make an emergency landing on their first flight from the factory to Britain due to a technical fault, the Telegraph reported.
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