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		rwmj on Nov 24, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: British F-35B crash possibly caused by 'rain cover... They lost a B-2 bomber because of moisture in a sensor. ($1.4 billion - oops). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Andersen_Air_Force_Base_B...

throwanem on Nov 25, 2021 [–]

And a 757 that was thought to have crashed due to pilot confusion, caused by instrument error, ultimately because the pitot tube covers were left off and the hole is just about the size a mud dauber likes. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birgenair_Flight_301

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