US Stealth Fighter Suffers Millions in Damage from Bird Strike

A U.S. F-35 stealth bomber suffered millions of dollars in damage after colliding with a bird during take-off from an air base in Japan, the U.S. Marine Corp said in a statement Wednesday. "On May 7, 2019 an F-35B with Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing aborted take-off due to a bird strike at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and safely taxied off the runway," the statement said. The pilot was not hurt in the incident, it said. Photographs circulating on...

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