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A decision to eject from a failing F-35B fighter and the betrayal in its wake

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247 points po | 1 comments | 31 Mar 25 04:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.281s | source
1. krunck ◴[31 Mar 25 19:26 UTC] No.43538810[source]▶
He wasn't loyal enough to the brand to not eject. The top brass in the F-35 project didn't like that. They needed to blame the pilot rather than the faulty machine in order to protect Lockheed Martin's and their own reputation.