An F-35 warplane belonging to the US military crashed on the deck of an aircraft carrier in the South China Sea, leaving seven people injured, the US Navy said on Monday.
“An F-35C Lightning II, assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, had a landing mishap on deck while USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) was conducting routine flight operations in the South China Sea, Jan. 24,” a navy statement said.
The pilot safely ejected, the statement said, adding the pilot is stable and was recovered by a military helicopter.
“There were seven total Sailors injured,” the US Navy said about Monday’s incident.
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