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A US Marine Corps F-35B went down over South Carolina on Sunday after its pilot ejected mid-flight for reasons unknown. Why do F-35s seem so crash-prone? What’s wrong with them? And what role does the waste and fraud in the US military-industrial complex play in creating such a Frankenstein’s monster of an aircraft? Sputnik explores.

The investigation will be handled at Beaufort’s air station, according to Commanding Officer Col. Mark Bortnem.

A state law enforcement helicopter located the jet and debris around 5 p.m. Monday in a field near Indiantown, South Carolina. The pilot, who has not been identified by the Marine Corps, did not have serious injuries and has been discharged from the hospital. “He’s unsure of where his plane crashed, said he just lost it in the weather,” someone can be heard saying of the pilot on audio from a Charleston County Emergency Medical Services call shared Tuesday by a local meteo...

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The U.S. Marine Corps has begun its investigation into what happened on Sunday. The pilot was able to eject, according to a Facebook post from Joint Base Charleston.

Military officials say the pilot parachuted safely into a North Charleston, South Carolina, neighborhood Sunday afternoon. The pilot of a second F-35 returned safely to Joint Base Charleston.

U.S. authorities asked the public for help finding an F-35 fighter jet that went missing somewhere over South Carolina when the pilot ejected due to a “mishap.”

The US military is asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing F-35 fighter jet that continued flying on autopilot after the pilot ejected.

U.S. authorities asked the public for help finding an F-35 fighter jet that went missing somewhere over South Carolina when the pilot ejected due to a “mishap.”

The US military is appealing to the public to help find an advanced F-35 fighter jet that has gone missing over South Carolina.