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Ooops! First Dutch F-35A Accidentally Gets Foam Party Instead of Water Salute
In an embarrassing gaff by the Dutch military, the first operational F-35A Lightning II for the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNlAF) got coated in firefighting foam instead of water when the aircraft arrived at Leeuwarden Air Base on Thursday. The incident wound up on Redditt.com, where a string of amusing and off-color remarks immediately followed. (theaviationist.com) Plus d'info...I guess the fire department thought is was a very hot plane.
Maybe the firefighters know that the F-35 is a flaming pile of doo-doo, and they were making a statement?
Looks like someone had forgotten "windshield" wipers. At the price of that superplane.
Geez, I know you're excited about it but simmer down...