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The navy is looking for an F-35 fighter jet close to Charleston, South Carolina, after its pilot ejected Sunday afternoon, in response to navy officers.
The pilot ejected safely after a “mishap” involving the jet and was taken to a neighborhood medical facility in steady situation, Joint Base Charleston mentioned in a Fb publish.
Emergency response groups at the moment are working to seek out the plane, an F-35B Lightning II jet.
The plane’s final recognized place was close to Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion, two massive our bodies of water northwest of town of Charleston, in response to Joint Base Charleston, which requested for the general public’s assist discovering the plane.
“The general public is requested to cooperate with navy and civilian authorities as the trouble continues,” Joint Base Charleston officers mentioned.
The jet belongs to Marine Fighter Assault Coaching Squadron 501, a unit centered on coaching pilots to fulfill annual coaching necessities, in response to the unit’s web site.
