“If you have any information that can help our recovery teams locate the F-35, please call the base Defense Operations Center.” It is the only call made via email since yesterday afternoon. The origin of the “mystery” that began in the skies over South Carolina was what authorities called an “accident” in which the pilot fell from the plane Sunday afternoon. He survived, but the military faces a costly problem: it cannot find the ship.
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Base officials, in coordination with federal aviation authorities, are searching for him around two lakes north of the city of Charleston. The planes, manufactured by Lockheed Martin, cost about $80 million each. And it seems quite strange that such a plane goes unnoticed after the pilot crashes on the ground after being dropped.
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