Marine Corps investigators blamed the pilot for the high-profile crash of a F-35B stealth fighter jet last year near Charleston, S.C., in which the plane continued to fly more than 60 miles after ...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Marine investigation blamed the pilot of an advanced fighter jet for ejecting from the aircraft when he didn't need to, causing the F-35 to fly unmanned for 11 minutes ...

An F-35B Lightning II fighter jet that crashed in South Carolina last year had an electrical malfunction, and the pilot became disoriented before ejecting amid a heavy rainstorm, according to a ...

There is much to unpack, so let's start from the beginning and review everything we know about this unusual incident. The crash. On Sept. 17, 2023, two USMC F-35Bs, callsigns "SWEDE 11" and "SWEDE ...

U.S. Marine Col. Charles “Tre” Del Pizzo gives his account of the ejection from an F-35B which continued to fly on its own in 2023. More than a year after the bizarre incident in which a U.S ...

The crash happened on the afternoon of Sept. 17, 2023. The pilot ejected from the aircraft while trying to execute a climb out during a missed approach near Joint Base Charleston.

The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing has released its investigation into a 2023 F-35B Lightning II crash in Williamsburg County. ... Investigation blames ‘pilot error’ for 2023 F-35 jet mishap . ... “Marines ...

The investigation concludes the mishap aircraft’s extended unmanned flight was due to stability provided by the F-35’s advanced automatic flight-control systems. The loss of positive radar contact ...

A US Air Force pilot safely escaped after an F-35 fighter jet crashed during a training mission at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska on Tuesday, officials said.

The 2023 crash of the F-35B, ... The mishap is now attributed to pilot error, ... of the command investigation into the 17 September 2023 F-35 mishap, ...