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You’re going to love this! Holly’s text was followed by an overhead video of an F-35A Lightning II parked at a very small airfield surrounded by thick conifers.
Miranda recognized Crest Airpark right away. At least once a year someone misjudged how short a thousand-meter runway really was when surrounded by tall trees. Both landing and taking off at Crest required a higher-than-normal level of situational awareness.
No one heard it come in last night.
Really dead-stick? Miranda sent back. Accurately landing an F-35 without power on a field as short as Crest Airpark would require an exceptional pilot. Or one with a death wish.
Apparently. Jeremy opened the bomb bay and there are two empty hardpoints. Which confirmed that this was the jet that had bombed their C-130 out of existence.
