Air Force: F135 Engine Fire Cost More Than $50M In Damages

By Courtney Albon, Lee Hudson / June 8, 2015 at 4:02 PM
The Air Force estimates the cost of damages associated with a June 2014 F-35 fire exceeded $50 million, according to a recently released accident investigation board report. The service's Air Education and Training Command conducted the review, which examined the cause of and the circumstances surrounding a June 23, 2014, fire that occurred aboard an F-35A training aircraft. The board's fairly technical report , which is dated March 17 but was released June 5 by AETC, confirms a previous root-cause...

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