Fighter Jet Unaccounted For After Pilot Safely Ejects
On Sunday, 17 September 2023, a U.S. Marine Corps pilot ejected from an F-35B Lightning II fighter jet, coming safely to ground under parachute canopy in a North Charleston, South Carolina neighborhood. The $80-million aircraft, however, remains missing, and is feared to have plunged into one of two sizable area lakes. The pilot’s reason(s) for ejecting remain under investigation.
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