Epäilenpä, että tämä on todennäköisempi selitys:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/storks-hit-f-35-sending-stealth-jet-to-garage/
Two storks hit an F-35 fighter jet during a training flight on Tuesday, requiring the plane to undergo maintenance work, the army said.
The birds hit the F-35, called the “Adir” in Hebrew, just before it was due to return to the Nevatim air base in the central Negev desert.
The army said the plane landed normally and that it did not sustain damage.
Yellow-billed stork (Bernard DUPONT / Wikipedia)
However, it was sent “for maintenance work as is common after impacts like this,” the IDF said in an email.
The army said the F-35 fighter jet, one of the seven currently in Israel’s possession, is expected to return to service in the next few days.
Virallinen selitys on siis 2 haikaraa. Toisaalta taas Syyria on viimeksi maaliskuussa perättömästi uhonnut pudottaneensa koneita.
https://theaviationist.com/2017/03/...s-dissecting-the-last-iaf-strike-on-damascus/
Kiinnostavasti kone kuitenkin näkyy tutkassa tarpeeksi jotta syyrialaiset sitä uskaltaa tutkahakuisella yrittää.