Lightning beats Lightning II! Navy under fire for flying $80M F-35 over SC during thunderstorm when report shows jets CAN'T handle storms: Pilot ejected due to 'bad weather' before jet 'flipped', flew 100ft above trees in 'zombie mode' and crashed in field
Questions are being asked as to why the F-35B Lightning II which crashed on Sunday in South Carolina was allowed to take off on its training mission, given the bad weather forecast.
Source: dailymail.co.uk