The US Armed Forces found this Monday the remains of an F-35 fighter that suffered an accident near a military base in Charleston (South Carolina).
Military officials, together with local authorities, They located the remains about “two hours northeast” of the base, which serves the air and naval forces, as detailed by the authorities in a statement.
The reasons for the “incident” with the F-35 fighter are still “under investigation”, The statement indicated, and the authorities did not provide more details to “preserve the integrity” of the investigations.
Military authorities reported the F-35 fighter jet missing on Sunday afternoon after it the pilot had to eject from the aircraft and was transferred to a local medical center.
The person piloting the fighter ejected “safely” from the aircraft on Sunday afternoon, when authorities reported the incident and reported the aircraft as lost.