Any y'all seen an F-35?

[uhhello]

https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-military/2023/09/18/search-on-for-missing-marine-corps-fighter-jet-after-pilot-ejects/

 

 A Marine Corps pilot safely ejected from a fighter jet over North Charleston on Sunday afternoon and the search for his missing aircraft was focused on two lakes north of North Charleston, military officials said.

The pilot ejected and parachuted safely into a North Charleston neighborhood at about 2 p.m. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was in stable condition, said Maj. Melanie Salinas. The pilot’s name has not been released.

Based on the missing plane’s location and trajectory, the search for the F-35 Lightning II jet was focused on Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion, said Senior Master Sgt. Heather Stanton at Joint Base Charleston. Both lakes are north of North Charleston.

Edited September 18, 2023 by uhhello

[HU&W]

They warned us the plane was stealthy.  Turns out they were right.

[B52gator]

They warned us the plane was stealthy.  Turns out they were right.

That reminds me of that great line from Blazing Saddles:

Charlie: “They said you was hung”

Bart: “And they was right!”


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[FourFans]

 

[M2]

It'll show up on eBay by the end of the day...

[TreeA10]

The jet  is channeling it's inner Mel Gibson and taking a page from the playbook of revolutionary war hero Francis "The Swamp Fox" Marion hiding in the swamps...."Come and find me bitches!"

[FUSEPLUG]

Apparently they found it?  

Edited September 18, 2023 by FUSEPLUG

[HuggyU2]

[VMFA187]

"Go be free Fat Amy." 

"Legend has it, she's still out there soaring, somewhere." 

[fire4effect]

My money is on this guy. 10 percent finder's fee and I'll go look for it myself.

[BFM this]

[nunya]

3 hours ago, FUSEPLUG said:

Apparently they found it?  

I'll take a WAG and say that ain't it.

[Biff_T]

[Sim]

4 hours ago, M2 said:

It'll show up on eBay by the end of the day...

[moosepileit]

[pawnman]

[Sim]

 

[M2]

36 minutes ago, Sim said:

Was just about to post that!! 👍👍

[M2]

[Sim]

History lesson. 

Quote

On 4 July 1989, a pilotless MiG-23 jet fighter of the Soviet Air Forces crashed into a house in Bellegem, near Kortrijk, Belgium, killing one person. The pilot had ejected over an hour earlier near Kołobrzeg, Poland, after experiencing technical problems, but the aircraft continued flying for around 900 km (600 mi) before running out of fuel and descending into the ground.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Belgium_MiG-23_crash

[elvis]

2 minutes ago, Sim said:

History lesson. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Belgium_MiG-23_crash

Sim instructor at Randolph is one the Eagles that intercepted the jet, his story recalling seeing no one in the cockpit is wild. 

[Danger41]

I saw somewhere that the F-35 pilot put the jet on autopilot before he punched. I wonder if he was in the controlled bailout area before doing that because I think they've got a good spot away from population if they can't find the wreckage lol.

[Sim]

Review boldface and ORM before flying? lol 

[fire4effect]

1 hour ago, Danger41 said:

I saw somewhere that the F-35 pilot put the jet on autopilot before he punched. I wonder if he was in the controlled bailout area before doing that because I think they've got a good spot away from population if they can't find the wreckage lol.

They'll find it in a remote desert parked next to Flight 19

[Orbit]

46 minutes ago, Sim said:

Review boldface and ORM before flying? lol 

I bet this stand down is just the Marines.