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Officials: F-35 goes missing near North Charleston; pilot hospitalized after ejecting
ABC news4 ^ | 9/17/23 | Matthew Sockol

Posted on 09/17/2023 8:25:57 PM PDT by CFW

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Military officials are working in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration after an F-35 went missing following a "mishap" near North Charleston on Sunday, September 17.

"Based on the jet’s last-known position and in coordination with the FAA, we are focusing our attention north of JB Charleston, around Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion," Joint Base Charleston said via X, formerly known as Twitter.

According to Joint Base Charleston, the aircraft is a F-35B Lighting II jet from Marine Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT). It was stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. Both bases are working together to locate the aircraft.

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews4.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: f35; government; military; missing
Well, it appears we have lost an F-35, but at least the pilot was recovered. I'm curious as to what happened.
1 posted on 09/17/2023 8:25:57 PM PDT by CFW
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To: CFW

HAVE YOU SEEN ME?

2 posted on 09/17/2023 8:28:27 PM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: martin_fierro

LOL! I’ve actually requested this thread be deleted since one was posted a few second before mine and has more posts. May I direct you there?

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4183119/posts


3 posted on 09/17/2023 8:32:18 PM PDT by CFW (I will not comply!)
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To: CFW

Driverless cars, driverless trucks, yet a plane at a few hundred million a pop can’t find its way home. We are so screwed. America is obsolete in less than a hundrerd years. Pray for America.


4 posted on 09/17/2023 8:39:53 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: CFW

Why can’t we lose a damn basic trainer aircraft instead...


5 posted on 09/17/2023 8:42:58 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: CFW

Soooo...I guess it REALLY is invisible.


6 posted on 09/17/2023 8:46:21 PM PDT by goodnesswins ( We pretend to vote and they pretend to count the votes.)
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To: Fungi

Stealth technology at its finest. Can’t be seen.


7 posted on 09/17/2023 8:47:27 PM PDT by LibertyOh
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To: CFW
That is an odd set of occurrences. It appears the pilot may have ejected a little early and the plane kept on flying.

Something like that happened years ago in Montana whenan F-106 pilot ejected from an unrecoverable spin. After he bailed, the F-106 straightened up and flew gently into the ground where it was found, engine running, in a snow covered field. It was overhauled and flew again for several more years.

I think this F-35 is likely a smoking hole though.

8 posted on 09/17/2023 8:57:55 PM PDT by pfflier
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To: CFW

Salute!

Search is imperfect....it only produces EXACT title matches.

FReegards!


9 posted on 09/17/2023 8:59:50 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: martin_fierro

Not believable at all with all the gov’t surveillance.

They need to talk to NSA.


10 posted on 09/17/2023 9:02:23 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: martin_fierro

I was in Charleston for a few days earlier this year and occasionally saw F-35s flying overhead.


11 posted on 09/17/2023 10:27:31 PM PDT by Rockingham
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To: CFW

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12 posted on 09/17/2023 10:32:57 PM PDT by calljack (Sometimes your worst nightmare is just a start.)
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To: Fungi

There are no fighter planes that cost a “few hundred million.” The most expensive fighter ever is the raptor at around $160 million.

This plane here is around 70-80 million or so, way down from “a few hundred million”


13 posted on 09/18/2023 1:53:24 AM PDT by This_Dude
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To: CFW

Locked up flight controls? That’s one thing that would get a pilot to eject.


14 posted on 09/18/2023 2:32:04 AM PDT by CodeToad
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“There are no fighter planes that cost a “few hundred million.” The most expensive fighter ever is the raptor at around $160 million. This plane here is around 70-80 million or so, way down from “a few hundred million””

Only a government stooge would say that. Taking the total money spent, and not using fraudulent accounting, we taxpayers are into a the F-35 program by far more than a few hundred million a copy. The upgrade costs, alone, are far past $95 million a copy already. Of course, the Military Industrial Complex lies and claims those needed upgrades are “maintenance” and not procurement costs.


15 posted on 09/18/2023 2:38:08 AM PDT by CodeToad
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To: CFW

Was Wonder Woman flying it?


16 posted on 09/18/2023 2:41:12 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: CFW


17 posted on 09/18/2023 2:44:52 AM PDT by MuttTheHoople ( "ever thought I'd live to see the day when the right wing would become the cool ones"-Johnny Rotten)
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To: CFW

Well, since it’s a stealth aircraft, one would think that unless it had it ATC transponder on, that it would be very difficult to track.

But what I want to know is if the pilot had the ability to engage the autopilot, then there couldn’t have been THAT much of a problem with the aircraft.


18 posted on 09/18/2023 7:19:12 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants ( "It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled."- Mark Twain)
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To: CFW

Has anyone checked on with that perverted comedian midget?


19 posted on 09/18/2023 2:45:51 PM PDT by MNDude
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