British F-35B worth £85m makes emergency landing in Norfolk due to technical problems

The pilot of an F-35B Lightning II fighter plane encountered technical problems while flying over northern Norfolk.

Because of this, he had to urgently return to base.

What is known

The incident happened during an exercise in Norfolk. The fifth generation fighter of the Royal Air Force of Great Britain made an emergency landing at the military airbase "Marham» (Marham).

A spokesman for the Royal Air Force said thataircraft worth £85 million suffered technical problems during a training flight. The nature of the problem has not been established. The fighter aircraft successfully landed at the air base. The pilot is fine.

It is worth remembering that the Royal Air ForceThe UK plans to eventually have over 100 fifth-generation aircraft. At this stage, the service received 31 fighters, but in 2021 one aircraft crashed. The UK operates the F-35B Lightning II short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth.