HMS Queen Elizabeth (R06) has embarked two squadrons of F-35B stealth jets: the UK’s 617 Sqn and U.S. Marine Corps fighter attack squadron 211 on Oct. 22, 2021. US Navy Photo
An F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter operating from U.K. carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) crashed in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, the U.K. Ministry of Defense announced.
“A British F35 pilot from HMS Queen Elizabeth ejected during routine flying operations in the Mediterranean this morning,” reads a Tweet from the...