WASHINGTON: A stealth-capable US fighter jet vanished on Sunday — not fromprying eyes but rather from the American military, prompting an unusualcall to the public to help locate the missing multimillion-dollar plane.
After what authorities labeled a “mishap,” a pilot flying an F-35 in thesouthern state of South Carolina on Sunday afternoon ejected from the craft.
The pilot survived, but the military was left with an expensive problem: itcouldn’t find the jet, leading Joint Base Charleston to ask for help fromlocal residents.
“If you have any information that may help our recovery teams locate theF-35, please call the Base Defense Operations Center,” a post from the baseread on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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Base authorities said they were searching, in coordination with federalaviation regulators, around two lakes north of the city of Charleston.
The planes, manufactured by Lockheed Martin, cost around $80 million each.-APP/AFP
