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originally posted by: solidshot
Some claims have just started popping up on social media that a Japanese F35 may have gone missing from radar over the Pacific. Still far too early to know what has happened yet?
twitter.com...
Also reported here
sputniknews.com...
originally posted by: Arnie123
Oh this isn't good...
WE CAN'T LET THE CHINESE GET IT.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Air Self-Defence Force said on Tuesday that an F-35 fighter jet disappeared from radar as it was flying over the Pacific Ocean. The jet was flying some 135 km (84 miles) east of northern Japan at about 7:27 p.m. (1027 GMT) when it dropped off radar, the military said.
originally posted by: BlackIbanez
North Korea maybe?? Would be a huge coup for them to have one of Lockheeds finest spirited away to inspect and "reverse engineer"(lol, say that with a straight face!)it at leisure. By 2035 they may have gotten to the cardboard mockup stage...
Still, hope the pilot is ok, most importantly.
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: roadgravel
Seriously? They flew over 150,000 hours before the first one went down. This makes two crashes for the program. That's far from troublesome.