The F-35C Lightning II stealth jet crashed Jan. 24 as it attempted a landing on the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier.
The F-35C was more than two miles down when a remotely operated vehicle was used to attach rigging and lines to it so a team from the 7th Fleet’s Task Force 75 and the Naval Sea Systems Command's supervisor of salvage and diving could raise it to the surface, where the Picasso, a diving support construction vehicle, was waiting.
The Picasso is now transporting the plane to a"nearby military installation to aid in the ongoing investigation and evaluated for potential transport to the United States," according to a news release issued Thursday.showed fire engulfing the tail of the stealth jet as it slid the length of the carrier, then fell over the edge and splashed into the sea. Sailors were seen rushing toward the end of the flight deck while others sprayed the deck down with hoses.
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