The first image of the F35 that toppled into the Mediterranean Sea during a failed takeoff from HMS Queen Elizabeth has emerged online.
The jet suffered a malfunction while accelerating up the ramp of the flight deck before the pilot ejected when the plane reached the top.
The incident triggered a frantic underwater race to find the wreckage of the stealth jet and secure the crash site a mile below the surface before Russian divers could get there first.
The first image of the F35 that toppled into the Mediterranean Sea during a failed takeoff from HMS Queen Elizabeth has emerged (pictured)
The jet suffered a malfunction while accelerating up the ramp of the flight deck before the pilot ejected when the plane reached the top
A month later, the £100million warplane was retrieved in a secret salvage operation carried out by British, American and Italian crews, to prevent its sophisticated radar and sensors falling into the wrong hands.
An image of the reclaimed F35 lying on the deck of a boat has now been widely shared online.
The wreckage was then said to have been taken to a naval base in the Mediterranean after its recovery.
The Ministry of Defence have not verified the image but did not deny its legitimacy to MailOnline.
They said in a statement: kampus terbaik di lampung 'Recovery efforts of the ditched F35 successfully concluded in December 2021.
'The Defence Accident Investigation Branch are currently conducting an investigation into the causes of the incident and will report their findings in due course.
'We cannot comment further while the investigation is ongoing.'
The jet is seen disappearing over the edge of the aircraft carrier and the pilot's parachute floats into view in leaked footage of the crash