Japanese F-35 fighter jet missing

[Stooky]

Japanese defense officials are searching for a fighter jet off the coast of Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan. They lost contact while it was on a training mission.

 

Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya said, "At around 19:27 Tuesday, an F-35A from the Air Self-Defense Force Misawa air base lost radar contact 135 kilometers east of the coast during training."

 

Iwaya said the one pilot on board is missing. Officials say the jet was flying with three other planes of the same model, and there were no reports of problems before contact was lost.

 

The Self-Defense Forces and the Coast Guard have dispatched patrol aircraft and ships to search for the jet.

 

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20190409_46/

[steveluv]

Maybe pilot defected to China with the jet

[Soya]

F-35 is stealth. Means it's working?

[mersaylee]

  On 4/9/2019 at 11:35 PM, Soya said:

F-35 is stealth. Means it's working?

My post on this here last night also gone missing...hahaha

 

Stealth so effective until their own radar couldn’t detect the homing signal?

[Mustank]

Ji Bai siao liao

The japs must be found the star gate liao

https://youtu.be/Vj7_fxZWDsc

[Soya]

Or piloted by Captain Marvel? She kena paged by Nick Fury to tolong tolong

[Hamburger]

one of the best movie in the 80s. So shiok to watch.

 

wonder if it was shown in Japan then......

  On 4/10/2019 at 12:08 AM, Mustank said:

Ji Bai siao liao
The japs must be found the star gate liao
https://youtu.be/Vj7_fxZWDsc

 

Edited April 10, 2019 by Hamburger

[Watwheels]

I think the F-35 isnt totally stealh per se but it has a lower radar signature. A smaller blip on the radar screen compared to other fighters.

[Ichibawa]

Is it build by Boeing?

[Maxus-MIFA9]

Another Boeing ? .....

[RadX]

  On 4/9/2019 at 11:35 PM, Soya said:

F-35 is stealth. Means it's working?

 

you damn cb...but yea, thts true too

 

hope not NK taking hold of it

[Soya]

  On 4/10/2019 at 12:44 AM, RadX said:

you damn cb...but yea, thts true too

 

hope not NK taking hold of it

I no cb n speaketh the truth, my deciple. If a radar can pick up so easily means stealth major fail liao Edited April 10, 2019 by Soya

[Pocus]

Yes it's a Boeing.

 

The F-35 is plague by issues and there will be teething issues. This one could be one major tooth...

Edited April 10, 2019 by Pocus

[Knoobie]

Same source say jet parts found in sea..

 

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20190410_15/

[Beregond]

  On 4/10/2019 at 12:55 AM, Pocus said:

Yes it's a Boeing.

 

The F-35 is plague by issues and there will be teething issues. This one could be one major tooth...

its 1 damn expensive equipment to lost,

 

not counting the pilot

Edited April 10, 2019 by Beregond

[Ichibawa]

  On 4/10/2019 at 12:55 AM, Pocus said:

Yes it's a Boeing.

 

The F-35 is plague by issues and there will be teething issues. This one could be one major tooth...

 

Sg gonna spend money to buy 8 of those leh.... 

[Pocus]

  On 4/10/2019 at 12:57 AM, Knoobie said:

Same source say jet parts found in sea..

 

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20190410_15/

I was watching the news. From the video apparently they found an pool of luminous fluid, either the crash marker or fuel leakage, with some parts and debris. All ships are rushing to it now.

 

EDIT: okay they have confirmed it's really from the F35... salvage operations has begun and they continue search for the pilot...

  On 4/10/2019 at 1:01 AM, Ichibawa said:

Sg gonna spend money to buy 8 of those leh....

Well, the A4s,F15s and F16s have their fair share of crashes and training accidents... didn't stop us from buying them right... Edited April 10, 2019 by Pocus

[Beregond]

  On 4/10/2019 at 1:01 AM, Ichibawa said:

Sg gonna spend money to buy 8 of those leh.... 

we should be getting a fleet of them.