Canada Avoided F-35 Teething Problems, Should Buy Stealth Fighter Now: Test Pilot

Canada Avoided F-35 Teething Problems, Should Buy Stealth Fighter Now: Test Pilot
An F-35A Lightning II fighter jet practises for an air show appearance in Ottawa, Sept. 6, 2019. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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A former F-35 test pilot says Canada likely benefited from not purchasing the stealth fighter more than a decade ago.

Retired lieutenant-colonel Billie Flynn spent more than 17 years flying the F-35 as a test pilot after a 23-year career in the Royal Canadian Air Force.