Exclusive: Two USMC F-35B Lightning II struck by lightning over Japan Posted on July 21, 2021July 21, 2021 by alert5 Two U.S. Marine Corps F-35Bs flying in the vicinity of Makurazaki, Japan were struck by lighting on Jul. 13. The information was published by the U.S. Naval Safety Center. Both aircraft recovered safely and there were no injuries to the pilots. Related posts (Automatically Generated): USMC F-35Bs have starting their first training exercise with Japan’s F-35As VMFA-242 to start operating F-35B from this month at Iwakuni, Japan USMC concludes salvage operations surrounding the December 2018 aircraft mishap End of an era as USMC AV-8Bs depart Japan for good USMC says VMFA-323 F/A-18s were on their way to Singapore before diverting to Taiwan VMFA-121 on its way to Japan