The F-35B that crashed in the sea on 17th December in the Mediterranean last year has been recovered. The Lighting belonged to the famous "Dammbusters" 617 Squadron. It is the first accident of the type under British service. In the 6 months previous to the accident 2,000 take offs and landings had been completed from the Queen Elizabeth carrier without any issues
The accident can be seen in the link below. The likely cause was a rain cover being left on before the fighter took off.
It is not known what will happen to the aircraft. Back in the 90s the Greek Air Force repaired a Mirage 2000 that crash landed in the Mediterranean sea, but depth and salinity were different. It is likely it will end up as an instructional frame.
References:
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59323895
- https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/carrier-f
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