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Stranded UK F-35 fighter jet leaves India after triggering barrage of memes

An RAF F-35B fighter jet, stuck for over a month in Kerala due to technical issues, finally took off after repairs by UK engineers, sparking much online humour.

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00:01An RAF F-35 fighter jet which was stuck in an airport in the southern Indian state of
00:06Kerala for more than a month took off on Tuesday after being repaired by a team of UK engineers.
00:12The plane was first grounded due to technical snags, sparking a slew of memes in India,
00:17including from the Kerala tourism department.
00:21One meme posted on X showed the plane converted into a boathouse.
00:26The jet will fly on to a UK aircraft carrier in Australia's Darwin, reports said.

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