US Navy pilot ejects, 7 hurt in F-35 South China Sea 'landing mishap'

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WASHINGTON: Seven US Navy sailors were hurt on Monday (Jan 24) when an F-35C warplane had a \u0022landing mishap\u0022 on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the South China Sea and the pilot ejected, the US Navy said. A navy statement said the incident happened during \u0022routine flight operations

WASHINGTON: Seven US Navy sailors were hurt on Monday when an F-35C warplane had a"landing mishap" on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the South China Sea and the pilot ejected, the US Navy said.

A navy statement said the incident happened during"routine flight operations" in the South China Sea. "The pilot safely ejected from the aircraft and was recovered via US military helicopter," it said."The pilot is in stable condition. There were seven total sailors injured." The statement said three of the sailors required evacuation to a medical facility in Manila and four were treated on-board the carrier and released. It said all the sailors evacuated were assessed as being in stable condition.The F-35 jet is made by Lockheed Martin.

The Pentagon said two US Navy Carrier Strike Groups, led by the Carl Vinson and USS Abraham Lincoln, began operations in the South China Sea on Sunday.

 

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