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The US Army launched a appeal To residents from that South Carolina to find a… F-35 fighter jet missing after an accident. The plane disappeared from the skies over the city of Charleston on Sunday afternoon The pilot parachuted out and was taken to an area hospital where his condition remains stable. “If you have information that can help our teams locate the F-35, call the Base Defense Operations Center at 843-963-3600,” the bizarre message continued
The reconstruction of the event The accident occurred around 2 p.m. (local time) on Sunday when the pilot, who most likely lost control of the F-35B, was forced to eject from the aircraft and parachute to the ground. The man managed to land easily in an area near North Charleston, South Carolina. According to authorities, the F-35B Lightning II jet took off from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. He was part of an attack training squadron and flew alongside another fighter. It is not yet possible to know what exactly happened. According to the officials in charge of the investigation, there is no evidence that the two jets could have collided, also because the second fighter subsequently landed at the Charleston base without any problems. Only an investigation of the F-35B involved could provide answers, but that’s exactly the problem: there is no trace of the aircraft and the responsible authorities are still looking for it.
The Air Force announcement The announcement from Joint Base Charleston in the last few hours caused some surprise. “If you have information that can help our recovery teams locate the F-35, please call the base Defense Operations Center,” the appeal posted on X-Twitter said. It’s possible that the hyper-technological fighter’s stealth capabilities make it particularly difficult to track with radar, meaning US authorities still don’t know where it landed hours later. It is a model manufactured by Lockheed Martin for around 80 million dollars, it is armed and equipped with the best technologies. While the US Army is doing everything it can to track him down, memes are circulating on the Internet in which the image of the plane is pasted on milk cartons, as is common with a missing person.
A huge embarrassment for the American authorities. Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace blurted out, “How the hell do you lose an F-35? How come there is no tracking device and we are asking the public what to do, find a jet and turn it in?”