Leaked video that appears to show the crash of an F-35C on the USS Carl Vinson last month shows the aircraft sinking well below the approach path before as it approaches the carrier in the South China Sea. What appears to be cellphone video of the Pilot’s Landing Aid Television (PLAT) showing the crash sequence started making the rounds of aviation sites on Sunday. The PLAT image comes from a camera embedded on the centerline of the landing deck and it is marked with the correct glideslope gradient.
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