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December 11, 2021

British F-35 Recovered After Aborted Takeoff into Mediterranean

Failed Carrier Launch Left F-35B Subject of Hurried Recovery to Maintain Tech Secrecy

The United Kingdom Ministry of Defense recovered the wreckage of a Royal Air Force F-35B Joint Strike Fighter that crashed into the Mediterranean sea after an anemic takeoff from HMS Queen Elizabeth in November 2021. The remains have been the subject of much ministry angst, fearing peer country intervention and salvage in the region that could reveal proprietary, secret technical details of the 5th generation lynchpin of western air fighters. The U.S. and Italian Navies sent assistance in scouting the wreck and protecting the salvage operation, eventually culminating in a successful recovery of the sensitive equipment aboard the fighter. The Ministry of Defense t

Seattle Air Show Will See Updated Routine With Faster, Modern Hornet Variant

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels have announced their intention to return as the featured performers at the Boeing Seafair Air Show in 2022 and 2023 in Seattle, Washington. The occasion will mark the first time that the touring air show demonstrators will bring their newest F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft to the Northwestern states. The return is good news for airshow-starved Washingtonians, bereft of the Angels' presence in 2021 following a cancelled 2020 show. “Seafair is thrilled to have the U.S. Navy Blue Angels back for another two years,” said Eric Corning, president and CEO of Seafair. “After the past two years that saw so many events b