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Roger Wicker: “General Bogdan, on February 22, 51 F-35s were grounded after a routine inspection revealed a crack on a turbine blade.”

On the recordFebruary 21, 2013
General Bogdan, on February 22, 51 F-35s were grounded after a routine inspection revealed a crack on a turbine blade.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Senator Wicker inquires about the grounding of F-35s due to a turbine blade crack.

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