Posted on Sep 6, 2018
U.S. Navy Reports F-35C Lightning II and F/A-18F Damaged During Inflight Refueling Accident
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More iszues with the F-35. Not sure this one was a failure of the aircraft system but the costs continue to rise
U.S. Navy Reports F-35C Lightning II and F/A-18F Damaged During Inflight Refueling Accident
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Yes, I think the F35 pilot broke the F-18's drogue basket and then ingested pieces of the basket into its intake.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
That is what I was thinking. Pilot error, not an aircraft system issue.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel CPL Dave Hoover A1C David Sewell TSgt David L. Maj Robert Thornton LTC Greg Henning SGT Gregory Lawritson Sgt Randy Wilber SCPO Morris Ramsey PO3 John Wagner MSgt Walter Clack SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL CPT Jack Durish CW5 Jack Cardwell SSG(P) James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4"
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