“I’ll try not to make a headline here” but “if there is a pilot flying an F-35 that’s worried about being ‘gunned down,’ we can always put that pilot in a C-12 or something, if they’re worried about getting gunned down,” he said, alluding to a military twin-engine, turboprop transport aircraft.
Bogdan, a pilot, protected his “6” last week in the clarification letters.
“My attempted humor” was “interpreted as being critical of the young pilot (or anyone) who speaks out against the F-35. Nothing could be further from the truth.”
With that, the F-35 is at severe risk in combat simply because of a number of really bad assumptions used to sell the idea to a gullible U.S. Congress.
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I find Bogdans comment funny and sharp and sarcastic.
As there is barely any F-35 flying and they are no where near a theatre being gunned down.
But perhaps in 4-5 years we might actually see the risk if they have not yet closed down the project at that time.
Attempt at humor? That's a laugh. It was, and is, a statement of intimidation to anyone under his command that might be critically inclined towards the F-35. General Bogdan does not want the F-35 to be maligned on his watch. It might cost him his next star.
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