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| Date: | Sunday 15 June 2025 |
| Time: | c. 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | ZM168 |
| MSN: | BK-34 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (TRV/VOTV) -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Prince of Wales (R09) |
| HMS Prince of Wales (R09) |
Made an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (also known as Trivandrum) after being unable to return to the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales due to poor weather.
The aircraft declared an emergency and was detected by the Indian Air Force Integrated and Command and Control system network, and landed at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport safely.
Sources:
https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/british-f-35-fighter-jet-makes-emergency-landing-in-kerala-s-thiruvananthapuram-international-airport-2025-06-15-994762
https://www.navylookout.com/f-35-flying-from-hms-prince-of-wales-makes-emergency-landing-at-indian-airport/
https://x.com/ANI/status/1934286794964537484
Location
Media:
BREAKING ⚠️
— Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) June 15, 2025
A @RoyalNavy F-35B made an emergency landing this morning at the Thiruvananthapuram airport. The F-35 is from the HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier that’s in the Arabian Sea on deployment. (Photo/@the_hindu) pic.twitter.com/tSYxh80EbI
Indian Air Force tweets, "A Royal Navy F-35B fighter recovered off an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on the night of 14 June 25. Operating from UK Aircraft Carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, it was undertaking routine flying outside Indian ADIZ with… pic.twitter.com/aesMGhSwGL
— ANI (@ANI) June 15, 2025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2025 06:41 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 16-Jun-2025 09:17 | V.E | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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