F35B Airwing

[Little h]

THE FIRST 2 F35Bs HAVE NOW LANDED ON Q.E.

............taking off in the first F35B Lightning from HMS Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday 25 Sept 18
Both are tweeted photos.

What is all this then ... is there a news black-out ..... all this happening 3 days ago

[ivorthediver]

Can't get the Staff Harry

[Little h]

THE FIRST 2 F35Bs HAVE NOW LANDED ON Q.E.

............taking off in the first F35B Lightning from HMS Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday 25 Sept 18
Both are tweeted photos.

What is all this then ... is there a news black-out ..... all this happening 3 days ago

Hmmm what a fiasco.... the following from Save The Royal Navy twitter @NavyLookOut

Not @DefenceHQ fault that one of the most respected publishers in the business (IHS Janes) cocked up and accidentally published #f35ondeck too soon. Neither could they forecast a plane with impeccable safety record would crash on the day embargo lifted.

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see also the following that is related to above tweet:-

BREAKING: Military official confirms that Marine F-35B fighter aircraft has crashed in Beaufort County, SC by MCAS Beaufort. Pilot is believed to have ejected, no update on pilot's status.
10:27 am - 28 Sep 2018

[designeraccd]

Unfortunately a F-35B did CRUNCHHHHHH..... DFO


https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/y ... -beaufort/

[Pelican]

THE FIRST 2 F35Bs HAVE NOW LANDED ON Q.E.

............taking off in the first F35B Lightning from HMS Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday 25 Sept 18
Both are tweeted photos.

What is all this then ... is there a news black-out ..... all this happening 3 days ago

Yes Harry there has been a complete blackout imposed by the MOD but I believe that some info will be released tonight and plenty of photos and videos will be released tomorrow so hopefully someone will help me out and post what they find.

[Pelican]

THE FIRST 2 F35Bs HAVE NOW LANDED ON Q.E.

............taking off in the first F35B Lightning from HMS Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday 25 Sept 18
Both are tweeted photos.

What is all this then ... is there a news black-out ..... all this happening 3 days ago

Hmmm what a fiasco.... the following from Save The Royal Navy twitter @NavyLookOut

Not @DefenceHQ fault that one of the most respected publishers in the business (IHS Janes) cocked up and accidentally published #f35ondeck too soon. Neither could they forecast a plane with impeccable safety record would crash on the day embargo lifted.

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see also the following that is related to above tweet:-

BREAKING: Military official confirms that Marine F-35B fighter aircraft has crashed in Beaufort County, SC by MCAS Beaufort. Pilot is believed to have ejected, no update on pilot's status.
10:27 am - 28 Sep 2018

Yes heard similar and that pilot is ok. 400 F35Bs flying with Ks of hours aloft so a pretty good comparative record.

[Little h]

Unfortunately a F-35B did CRUNCHHHHHH..... DFO


https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/y ... -beaufort/

Thanks for that link Dennis.

Glad the pilot got out.

[Pelican]

Unfortunately a F-35B did CRUNCHHHHHH..... DFO


https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/y ... -beaufort/

Thanks for that link Dennis.

Glad the pilot got out.

A little more here including photo - https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/f-35b-c ... no_cache=1
Been told to watch BBC & ITV news at 2200 tonight re QEC first landings and takeoffs.

[Pelican]

COST-PRICE REDUCED AGAIN

The US Department of Defense and Lockheed Martin have finalised an $11.5 billion contract for the production and delivery of 141 F-35 aircraft at the lowest per aircraft price in programme history.
In LRIP 11, the F-35B unit cost was lowered to $115.5 million. This represents a 5.7 percent reduction from the $122.4 million it cost for the short-takeoff and landing variant in LRIP 10.
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/new-f-3 ... s-lowered/
I believe that the MOD have hedged the £ against the $ but I don't know how far ahead?

[Little h]

Been told to watch BBC & ITV news at 2200 tonight re QEC first landings and takeoffs.

That info was in the first comment in my earlier linked tweet David