Stuck Engine Blank Blamed For UK F-35 Loss In Mediterranean

UK Lockheed Martin F-35B
Credit: Royal Navy
LONDON—An intake blank designed to protect the F-35’s engine from foreign objects has been linked to the loss of a UK Royal Air Force-operated aircraft last November. An inquiry into the loss of the Lockheed Martin F-35B, serial ZM152, during operations from aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth in...

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