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Seven US military personnel were hurt on Monday when an F-35C warplane had a “landing mishap” on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the South China Sea and the pilot ejected, the US Navy said.
A US Navy statement said the incident happened during “routine flight operations” in the South China Sea.
“The pilot safely ejected from the aircraft and was recovered via US military helicopter,” it said.
“The pilot is in stable condition. There were seven total sailors injured.”

The statement said three of personnel required evacuation to a medical facility in Manila and four were treated by on-board the carrier and released.
It said all the personnel evacuated were assessed as being in stable condition.
The US Navy said the cause of the “in-flight mishap” was under investigation.
The F-35 jet is made by Lockheed Martin.
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Jet landing incident happened on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier during ‘routine flight operations’
The Vinson, the USS Abraham Lincoln, and their strike groups began drills Sunday in the South China Sea



The incident happened on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier, part of two US Navy Carrier Strike Groups that began operation in the area on Sunday.
