South Korea Grounds F-35s After Avionics Malfunction Forces Emergency Landing

A South Korean F-35 stealth fighter at a base in Daegu, South Korea, October 1, 2019. Jeon Heon-kyun/Pool via REUTERS  

Daily Mail: South Korean F-35 pilot is forced to make an emergency 'belly landing' after landing gear fails weeks after British plane toppled into the Mediterranean off HMS Queen Elizabeth 

* The landing gear on the £75million jet failed to extend over South Korean airbase 

* The pilot decided to perform a dangerous 'belly landing' instead of ejecting 

* In November, a British F-35 fell into the sea after a failed takeoff 

A pilot has been forced to make an emergency 'belly landing' in a South Korean F-35A fighter jet after suffering a malfunction in the air. 

Landing gear on the jet failed to extend but instead of ejecting, the pilot decided to land the £75million US-made craft at an airbase on its belly. 

It is the latest in a series of incidents for the stealth fighter after a British F-35 toppled into the sea during a failed takeoff from HMS Queen Elizabeth in the Mediterranean.  

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 South Korea Grounds F-35s After Avionics Malfunction Forces Emergency Landing  

Korean F-35 Fighters Grounded After 'Major Systems Malfunction' Leads To Belly Landing -- Warzone/The Drive 

South Korean stealth fighter makes emergency 'belly landing' -- CNN  

An F-35A stealth fighter made a belly landing in South Korea after the jet's gear malfunctioned -- Insider  

U.S.-made F-35s grounded in South Korea after malfunction forces fighter jet to make dramatic belly landing -- CBS/AFP 

South Korea grounds F-35s after malfunction forces emergency landing -- CNA  

F-35A fighter makes emergency landing due to 'avionic system issues': Air Force -- Yonhap News Agency  

$100 Million F-35 Jet Forced To Do Emergency 'Belly Landing' In Alarming First -- Zero Hedge

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