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US Navy uses ROV to recover F-35C from South China Sea

by Michael Fabey

The US 7th Fleet's Task Force 75 (CTF 75) and Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) on 2 March successfully retrieved the F-35C Lightning II aircraft that crashed earlier this year in the South China Sea, using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), the US Navy (USN) confirmed on 3 March.

Assigned to Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2), the F-35C crashed while conducting routine flight operations off the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the South China Sea on 24 January.

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The US 7th Fleet's Task Force 75 (CTF 75) and Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) on 2 March successf...

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