In Leaked Video, US Stealth Jet Slams Carrier Deck In South China Sea

The grainy video uploaded by a Reddit user shows a flight deck camera on the USS Carl Vinson capturing the final moments before the F-35C stealth fighter jet slams the deck

A leaked video showing the crash of the US Air Force's most advanced fighter jet on the deck of an aircraft carrier in the South China Sea has surfaced on the internet forum Reddit.

The grainy video uploaded by a Reddit user shows a flight deck camera on the USS Carl Vinson capturing the final moments before the F-35C stealth fighter jet slams the deck.

The impact destroys the tail stabiliser, the left wing come off and the jet hit the deck nose first. The rear section of the jet is burnt with fire ignited by the fuel tanks near the wings.