
South Korea grounds entire F-35 fleet after malfunction prompts dramatic emergency landing – Asia – South China Morning Post
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South Korea has grounded its entire fleet of advanced F-35 fighter planes, officials said Wednesday, pending a probe into a dramatic emergency landing.After the landing gear on a South Korean F-35A stopped working during a major systems malfunction, the pilot chose not to eject and instead landed the aircraft on its belly – walking away without any injuries.The heart-stopping incident on Tuesday, at an air force base in the west of the country, has prompted a probe during which South Korean F…Read More
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