F-35 Combat Jet's UK Debut At Fairford Air Tattoo Cancelled -- BBC
The first UK appearance of the combat jet due to be used on Britain's new aircraft carriers has been cancelled.
It was hoped the F-35B Lightning IIs would be at the Royal International Air Tattoo in Fairford, Gloucestershire which, starts on Friday.
But last week the entire fleet of F-35's was grounded in the US following an engine fire.
There is still some optimism that the jet might appear at the Farnborough Air Show which starts on Monday.
Organisers of the tattoo said in a statement: "Despite everyone's best endeavours, it has now been decided that the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II will not fly at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) 2014 as all of the aircraft currently remain grounded."
At a cost of around $400bn (£230bn), the F-35 family of jets is the most expensive defence project in US history.
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Update: Britain's new F35 jet fighter to miss international debut -- The Telegraph
My Comment: On a (cough cough) positive note .... at least the F-35engine that caught fire last week was not in England during the airshow when it happened.
