It was the first time a belly landing was attempted in an F-35, a South Korean official said.
, officials said Wednesday, pending a probe into a dramatic emergency landing. After the landing gear on a South Korean F-35A stopped working during a major systems malfunction, the pilot chose not to eject and instead landed the jet on its belly — walking away without any injuries.
"With the investigation under way, the entire fleet is suspended from flying," a defense ministry official told AFP. Republic of Korea Air Force vice chief of staff Shin Ok-chul shared the dramatic details at a parliamentary hearing on Wednesday.
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