F-35 stealth jet crashed in South Carolina

[Itsback]

A F-35B has crashed in South Carolina, just five miles outside the Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS), local authorities have confirmed. The pilot reportedly survived. [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Archivo][SIZE=3]Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office sai that the crash occurred around 11:45 am local time, in the Grays Hill area. Emergency crews are responding to the incident. The pilot “safely ejected” and is being evaluated for injuries, the authorities said.

https://www.rt.com/usa/439860-military-plane-crash-beaufort

[jkr]

#GOTboondongal?

[r3volution 3.0]

Down by a grade schooler with a .22, I presume.

[eleganz]

Better have insurance on that sht.

[Swordsmyth]

Was the pilot possessed by the ghost of Songbird?

[fedupinmo]

Must not be THAT stealthy...

[brushfire]

Must not be THAT stealthy...

"Tower, this is daffy duck, I just lost my whip! Oh wait... Its over there."

[kpitcher]

There's 85 million the pentagon can use their unspent budget on.

[nobody's_hero]

If it had been an A-10 Warthog the earth would have moved out of the way.

[devil21]

Clearly there's something very wrong with the F35 and we must give Lockheed another $100billion to figure out what it is.

[Swordsmyth]

After a fuel tube problem sidelined all operational F-35 aircraft (https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2018/10/11/dod-announces-global-grounding-of-all-f-35s/) last week, more than 80 percent of jets have been cleared to return to flight, the F-35 joint program office stated Monday. In a Oct. 15 statement, the JPO confirmed that the U.S. services and international partners have completed inspections of their F-35 inventories for faulty fuel tubes. The aircraft that are not impacted by the bad tubes — which are a component in Pratt & Whitney’s F135 engine — are back in flying status.


More at: https://www.defensenews.com/air/2018/10/15/most-f-35s-return-to-flight-operations-after-fuel-tube-problem/

[UWDude]

Israel says they are not flying f-35s anymore because of this... ...right when the S-300's deploy in Syria.

[James_Madison_Lives]

Meanwhile the national debt just hit $21 trillion. Quick print more money. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/national-debt-hits-21-trillion

[devil21]

Lots of "lost jet" stories lately.

Shades of Iron Mountain Report...