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| F-35 stealth fighter lost in mid-flight ‘mishap’ | F-35 stealth fighter lost in mid-flight ‘mishap’ |
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| The incident happened near the Joint Base Charleston in South Carolina | The incident happened near the Joint Base Charleston in South Carolina |
| A US Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort F-35B Lightning II jet has experienced an unknown mid-flight emergency, forcing its pilot to eject on Sunday. Authorities asked the public to help locate the crash site. | |
| The incident happened somewhere north of the base, with authorities saying the pilot “ejected safely” from “an F-35 that was involved in a mishap this afternoon.” | The incident happened somewhere north of the base, with authorities saying the pilot “ejected safely” from “an F-35 that was involved in a mishap this afternoon.” |
| The search operation is focused around Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion, according to the Joint Base Charleston’s public affairs specialist Jeremy Huggins. | |
| “If anyone has any information that may help locate the F-35, you are asked to call the Base Defense Operations Center,” the joint base officials wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter), adding that they are working with the Marine Corps and the Federal Aviation Administration to find the debris of the jet. | |
| Last year, an F-35B crash landing at a base in Texas raised safety concerns about the aircraft, prompting the grounding of some planes for an investigation. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) also temporarily grounded its F-35s at the time. | |
| Touted by Washington and US-based arms and aerospace manufacturer Lockheed Martin as one of the most advanced fighter jets ever developed, the F-35 project has been a costly one for US taxpayers, who've footed the bill for a long series of delays, malfunctions and cost overruns. Yet, America’s allies, including Canada, Germany and Finland, have all lined up to buy the plane. |