US Military officials are searching for a plane after the pilot ejected. The plane did not crash and has continued flying on autopilot. They have asked the local population for help.
The US military is searching for a missing F-35 stealth fighter. An 80 million plane has really been lost. In the air. After a series of maneuvers in Carolina de Sur, the army literally does not know where an F-35 Lightning II is, after its pilot jumped from the plane over an area of North Charleston in South Carolina, last Sunday,17. September aproximately at 2:00 pm.
The man managed to land by parachute in a neighborhood of North Charleston, South Carolina. Subsequently, he was transferred to a nearby hospital where he was reported as “stable.” So far, the identity of the pilot has not been revealed nor have any further details about the incident been released.
“The plane’s transponder, which usually helps locate it, was not working, for some reason we have not determined,” a spokesperson said. On social media, the public was asked for help in finding the aircraft. The circumstances that led the pilot to i remain unclear.
ONE DAY LATER
The remains were found north of Charleston, South Carolina, a day later.
The U.S. Army said late Monday that searchers had found the wreckage of an F-35 jet in South Carolina, a day after Marines inexplicably lost track of the aircraft after the pilot ejected. ejected with a parachute.
“Community members should avoid the area while the rescue team secures the debris field,” the statement said, adding that Charleston Air Force Base would hand over control of the incident to the Marines “to the begin the recovery process.”
F-35 CHARACTERISTICS
La compañía aeroespacial Lockheed Martin describe la serie F-35 en su sitio web como “el avión de combate más avanzado del mundo”. “El-F35 ofrece una ventaja inigualable para nuestros pilotos, su nación y socios globales. Un diferenciador decisivo en la guerra cercana, es el más avanzado en la visión operativa y de seguridad en red del siglo XX”, señalan y enfatizan su potencial como el avión “más letal, sigiloso y con mayor capacidad de supervivencia”.
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