{"id":214567,"date":"2023-09-19T15:39:52","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T15:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=214567"},"modified":"2023-09-19T15:39:52","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T15:39:52","slug":"debris-of-ghost-f-35-jet-found-80-miles-from-south-carolina-base-after-warplane-kept-flying-despite-pilot-ejecting-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/world-news\/debris-of-ghost-f-35-jet-found-80-miles-from-south-carolina-base-after-warplane-kept-flying-despite-pilot-ejecting-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Debris of 'ghost' F-35 jet found 80 miles from South Carolina base after warplane kept flying despite pilot ejecting | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE debris of the missing F-35 fighter jet has been found 28 hours after its pilot ejected and the plane continued to fly on.<\/p>\n

The US military had been desperately appealing for help to find the stealth plane that suffered a "mishap" on Sunday afternoon as it flew over over\u00a0South Carolina.<\/p>\n


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The debris field was found 80 miles from the \u00a364million aircraft's base in Charleston finally ending the mystery that surrounded its disappearance.<\/p>\n

At around 2pm on Sunday, the pilot safely ejected following an unknown error, but the plane – reportedly left in a "zombie" state on autopilot – continued to fly on.<\/p>\n

Military officials had called on the public to help find the Lightning II fighter jet as they struggled to locate it.<\/p>\n

They described the incident as a "mishap" and stated they were focusing their attention around Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion based on the "jet\u2019s last-known position".<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe mishap is currently under investigation, and we are unable to provide additional details to preserve the integrity of the investigative process,\u201d the base said on Monday.<\/p>\n

Also on Monday, the Marine Corps issued a two-day stand-down for all aviation units inside and outside of the US this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

No units will be allowed to fly until a two-day discussion about safety measures and procedures has taken place, according to an email seen by ABC News.<\/p>\n

"Personnel from Joint Base Charleston and @MCASBeaufortSC, in close coordination with local authorities, have located a debris field in Williamsburg County," the base wrote on X\/Twitter.<\/p>\n

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They added: "The debris was discovered two hours northeast of JB Charleston.<\/p>\n

"Members of the community should avoid the area as the recovery team secures the debris field."<\/p>\n

F-35s are some of the world's most expensive and advanced fighter jets – known for their stealth, speed and aerodynamic body.<\/p>\n

Their state-of-the-art sensors, systems and airframe enable it to be undetected by enemies, which further hampered the search effort.<\/p>\n

Local congresswoman,\u00a0Nancy Mace, argued on\u00a0X\/Twitter on Monday: \u201cHow in the hell do you lose an F-35?<\/p>\n

"How is there not a tracking device and we\u2019re asking the public to what, find a jet and turn it in?\u201d<\/p>\n

Along with its stealth capabilities, the jet's transponder – which is usually used to locate the aircraft – was not working "for some reason that we haven't determined," a spokesperson at Joint Base Charleston told\u00a0The Washington Post.<\/p>\n

The plane and pilot belonged to the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 based in Beaufort, not far from South Carolina\u2019s Atlantic coast.<\/p>\n

In 2018, the same squadron crashed an F-35 for the first time after 17 years of flying the model in the sky.<\/p>\n

In January 2022, a F-35C Lightning II fighter jet\u00a0plummeted into the South China Sea after crashing on the deck\u00a0of a US aircraft carrier.<\/p>\n

F-35s are some of the world's most expensive and advanced fighter jets – known for their stealth, speed and aerodynamic body.<\/p>\n

UK's RAF flies the same model as the missing jet, which operates on the new\u00a0Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers.<\/p>\n

They describe it as an aircraft "capable of conducting air-to-surface, electronic warfare, intelligence gathering and air-to-air missions simultaneously".<\/p>\n

In 2021, the Air Force\u00a0lost a \u00a3100million F-35B stealth jet\u00a0in the Mediterranean after it crashed while taking off from the flagship aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth.<\/p>\n

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