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| Date: | Saturday 5 March 2022 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II |
| Owner/operator: | US Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Berlin Brandenburg-Willy Brandt Airport (BER) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM/ETAD) |
| Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM/ETAD) |
Two USAF Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II's, operated by 388th FW, 'made a precautionary diversion to Berlin Brandenburg-Willy Brandt Airport (BER/EDDB), after one of them reported tecnical problems.
No inuries or damage reported.
Sources:
https://www.abendblatt.de/politik/article234737981/usa-militaer-berlin-flughafen-notlandung-nato-verstaerkung.html
https://www.anews.com.tr/world/2022/03/05/technical-problem-causes-two-us-f-35-stealth-jets-to-land-in-berlin
Media:
Eine F-35 der US Air Force am #BER.
— himmelskasper (@himmelskasper) March 5, 2022
Anfliegende Linienmaschinen scheinen in Wartepositionen zu sein.#berlin #schönefeld #usaf #airport #flughafen #f35 pic.twitter.com/HVZdKiPE7F
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2022 21:00 | Anon. | Added |
| 05-Mar-2022 21:01 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Mar-2022 00:22 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Mar-2022 08:50 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Embed code, ] |
| 27-May-2022 08:11 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
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