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Air Force F-35 oxygen problems happened above 25,000 feet

By Travis J. Tritten
Published June 21, 2017 6:45pm ET
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Air Force F-35 oxygen problems happened above 25,000 feet
He said the Air Force is working with F-35 maker Lockheed Martin and is confident an engineering fix will be found. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) | Jacquelyn Martin

The Air Force now believes a rash of the incidents among F-35 pilots at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona might have been caused by a metering problem in the aircraft’s oxygen system that occurs above 25,000 feet, Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein said Wednesday.

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