Images emerge of Navy jet crashing into South China Sea

Images have surfaced of the F-35 jet that crashed into the South China Sea. The U.S. Navy is investigating the crash and how the pictures were leaked.

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[EPagaduan]

“How the pictures were leaked”. Yikes. Someone’s in trouble

[yutakago]

Japan lost one F-35A in the sea of Japan. UK lost one F-35B in the Mediterranean sea. Now USA lost one F-35C in the South China sea. If they want to teach children the A-B-C, they should choose a cheaper aircraft.

[timg]

Fun fact: There are more planes in the ocean then submarines in the sky.

[EvanAndHell]

$100 million is still a drop in the ocean to the military’s budget.

[SuperlativeCG]

When I lost my rifle, the Army charged me $585 and that’s why, in the Navy, the captain goes down with the ship.

[seanteh]

It's so advanced it's also a stealthy submarine.

[carlcushmanhybels]

Of course the Navy is more concerned with how the pictures got leaked, than the crash.

[RottiDog]

I bet the pilot will be flying a desk for the rest of his time in the navy.

[jukio]

Omg, I felt sad for the jet, it looked so scared in the water.

[milosmilictrob]

Thats some next level engineering right there, aircraft and a sub? Something right out of James Bond movie.

[cultureal]

dang, who's the guy that's gonna go and retrieve the plane, before China does?

[Anonymous-fsmf]

The closer you fly to the sea surface there are less chances to be detected by enemy radars that's what I heard off. F35 took it too seriously that It started to swim🤣

[karwinchau]

It crashes next to the ship and we can’t find it unbelievable.

[SkitzerPoindexter]

Pictures "surfaced"... Pictures were "leaked"...
I see what you did there. LOL

[bsrcat]

What the Navy needs to do is start figuring out why their planes cost as much as the first Apollo mission....🧐.

[jonasdewald]

“Pictures leaked” as you toss them on the internet freely. SMH

[workingjoe]

Even as a Chinese, I do disrespect the person who leaked it.

[sarahholiday]

Does anyone know what time the game comes on 🤔

[jack-cije]

How the pictures were leaked? Hm it seems like someone recorded with their phone and shared it

[JohnnyLightningV]

I can see how this conversation goes down. "So you were the one Yes Ma'am."