Now I have seen everything, a CH-53 carrying a slung F35 while refuelling from a C130

[SpazSinbad]

CH-53K King Stallion LIFTing an F-35C Airframe 13 DEC 2022

You Tube

[admikar]

You all got it wrong. It's to increase F35's stealth.

[Guido1977]

Originally Posted by NutLoose

Hi Guido I was reliable informed on here it’s not Pro Russian, she is ex US forces with two tours behind her in conflict zones.

Welcome to the forums by the way

I was talking about the first post'S link to the Twitter-Account "Roberto05246129", showing the flags of Russia, Palestina and Cuba. Often positing like "our tanks ..." referring to russian tanks. Absolutly possible an "ex US forces", there are several examples of them. Scott Ritter, 'Donbass Devushka', Jack Teixeira ...

[SpazSinbad]

29 Apr 2024: https://www.navair.navy.mil/news/Mar...aryland-NJ/Mon
"...U.S. Marines flying a CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter transported an F-35C Lightning II airframe from the F-35 Integrated Test Force at Patuxent River (Pax ITF) to a Navy unit located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, April 24. ... the almost 100-foot-long helicopter lifted the approximately 22,000-pound airframe from the airfield here, briefly headed west, and then turned southeast and headed out over the Chesapeake to begin the 305 nautical mile transport. The CH-53K is currently cleared to conduct lifts up to 36,000 lbs...."
JPG: https://www.navair.navy.mil/sites/g/...er%20Water.jpg

[falcon900]

A lot cheaper than the B model, and we wouldn’t need the carriers either……….