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US Recovers F-35 Fighter Jet That Fell Into South China Sea Earlier This Year

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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States recovered an F-35 fighter jet that crashed into the South China Sea in late January the US Navy said on Thursday. 03.03.2022, Sputnik International

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"US 7th Fleet’s Task Force (CTF) 75 and Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) successfully retrieved the F-35C Lightning II aircraft which crashed earlier this year in the South China Sea, March 2," the Navy said in a press release.The F-35 jet crashed on 24 January during a landing attempt on the USS Carl Vinson following a routine flight operation in the South China Sea.The Navy said it recovered the wreckage from a depth of about 12,400-feet.The aircraft will be delivered to a nearby US military base for further help with the ongoing investigation of the crash and possibly taken to the United States.

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18:15 GMT 03.03.2022 (Updated: 20:03 GMT 19.10.2022)

© Mass Communication Specialist 3r(Jan. 13, 2022) An F-35C Lightning II, assigned to the “Argonauts” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA 147), prepares to recover on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Jan. 13, 2022.

(Jan. 13, 2022) An F-35C Lightning II, assigned to the “Argonauts” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA 147), prepares to recover on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Jan. 13, 2022. - Sputnik International, 1920, 03.03.2022

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States recovered an F-35 fighter jet that crashed into the South China Sea in late January the US Navy said on Thursday.

The F-35 jet crashed on 24 January during a landing attempt on the USS Carl Vinson following a routine flight operation in the South China Sea.

The Navy said it recovered the wreckage from a depth of about 12,400-feet.

The aircraft will be delivered to a nearby US military base for further help with the ongoing investigation of the crash and possibly taken to the United States.