The Air Force is asking the public for help finding a lost F-35 jet that was last seen over South Carolina Sunday afternoon after the pilot safely ejected. The pilot parachuted into a residential area where he landed in a backyard and was taken to hospital in stable condition, with the plane apparently pulling a Twilight Zone.
Have you seen this jet plane? Call 843-963-3600.
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Joint Base Charleston posted a statement late Sunday afternoon on The pilot ejected safely. If you have information that could help our recovery teams locate the F-35, please call the Base Defense Operations Center at 843-963-3600… Based on the aircraft’s last known position and in consultation with the FAA, we are focusing our attention attention north of JB Charleston, around Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion.”
Based on the aircraft’s last known position and in consultation with the FAA, we are focusing our attention north of JB Charleston, around Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion.
— Joint Base Charleston (@TeamCharleston) September 17, 2023
A statement with more details was posted on Facebook: “Personnel from Joint Base Charleston and Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort (MCAS Beaufort SC) respond to an accident involving a Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) F-35B Lightning II jet 501 with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. The pilot ejected safely and was taken to a local medical center in stable condition. Emergency response teams are still trying to locate the F-35. The public is asked to cooperate with military and civilian authorities as efforts continue. If you have information that will assist recovery teams, please call the JB Charleston Base Defense Operations Center at 843-963-3600.”
AVGeekery.com reported the incident (excerpt):
A Marine Corps F-35B pilot ejected safely from his stealth fighter jet this afternoon next to Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. Few details are known so far, but the base PA has confirmed the incident.
According to radio reports, the pilot ejected just a few thousand feet above the ground, with last radar contact a few miles northeast of Lake Moultrie. The pilot made it out safely and then appeared a few miles away in a backyard of a residential neighborhood on South Kenwood Drive in North Charleston. The weather was terrible at the time he was sent off.
WCBD-TV fragment:
A pilot was found on South Kenwood Drive in North Charleston after safely ejecting from the passing plane, officials said.
Joint Base Charleston says the pilot was transported to a local medical center and is in stable condition.
His wingman landed safely at Joint Base Charleston in another plane.
Map showing the two lakes, Moultrie and Marion, mentioned in the Air Force statement. The jet could be in one of the lakes, the Atlantic Ocean or the Twilight Zone.
Last known position: https://t.co/S5dvreIDi2 pic.twitter.com/QlhcJgaXjD
— Thenewea51 (@thenewea51) September 18, 2023