After the U.S. F-35B fighter plane made a preventive landing at the Kadena base in Okinawa, due to a landing gear failure, the landing gear was actually retracted while being towed, causing the nose of the aircraft to touch the ground.

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[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] A U.S. F-35B stealth fighter jet accidentally touched the ground when its nose touched the ground yesterday (1) during a preventive landing at the Kadena base in Okinawa, Japan.

The U.S. Marine Corps stated that the cause of the incident was a sudden failure of the landing gear of the fighter plane, and no casualties were caused.

According to comprehensive foreign media reports, the U.S. Marine Corps’ 1st Air Wing in Okinawa stated that at around 1:40 p.m. on the 1st, the F-35B stealth fighter was suspected of having a problem with the power system, so it made a preventive landing at Kadena Air Force Base. .

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The U.S. Marine Corps pointed out that when the base sent vehicles to tow the fighter plane, the landing gear of the fighter plane suddenly failed.

The report mentioned that this F-35B belongs to the Marine Corps Fighter Attack Squadron, is deployed in the US Marine Corps Iwakuni Air Station, and belongs to the carrier aircraft of the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli.