US Air Force: Sorry, did you see the F 35 we lost?
The USAF issued a curious warning: “Sorry, we lost an F 35 fighter, have you seen it around?”. Yesterday, Sunday, an F 35 fighter was flying over South Carolina, an eastern US state, when the pilot ejected, or was ejected, for unclear technical reasons.
The pilot survived, but the military found itself with a costly problem: they were unable to find the plane, which did not crash immediately after the ejection, but evidently did not have any problems that prevented it from continuing the flight. flight.
“If you have information that can help our recovery teams locate the F-35, please call the base's Defense Operations Center,” reads a post from the base on X, what used to be Twitter.
We're working with @MCASBeaufortSC to locate an F-35 that was involved in a mishap this afternoon. The pilot ejected safely. If you have any information that may help our recovery teams locate the F-35, please call the Base Defense Operations Center at 843-963-3600.
— Joint Base Charleston (@TeamCharleston) September 17, 2023
Base authorities said they were searching, in coordination with federal aviation regulators, around two lakes north of the city of Charleston.
Obviously there were many ironic and funny responses…
Have you guys checked Ukraine? pic.twitter.com/2t3mgjib2d
— Prison Mitch (@MidnightMitch) September 18, 2023
https://t.co/A3X9ffeLAL pic.twitter.com/Z3EcYKd6Gs
— Magills (@magills_) September 17, 2023
However, the loss is not small economically: it is around 80 million dollars per plane.
The pilot will be able to repay them at 100 dollars a month….
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