A graphic shows the F-35 losing control before crashing at Hill AFB, Utah, in October 2022.
Credit: U.S. Air Force
An F-35 lost control and crashed while on approach to Hill AFB, Utah, because it flew into wake turbulence from another Joint Strike Fighter, causing the aircraft’s air data system to provide incorrect inputs—a problem compounded by the pilot not following wake turbulence procedures, a U.S. Air...
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