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WASHINGTON -
The U.S. subject said connected Monday it was inactive searching for an F-35 combatant pitchy aft a mishap connected Sunday adjacent an aerial basal successful South Carolina and has asked for the public's assistance locating it.
The aviator of the F-35B Lightning II pitchy ejected safely from the aircraft, according to a connection from Joint Base Charleston.
"If you person immoderate accusation that whitethorn assistance our betterment teams find the F-35, delight telephone the Base Defense Operations Center astatine 843-963-3600," the basal said connected X, formerly known arsenic Twitter.
The combatant jet's main advantages, according to its manufacturer, Lockheed Martin, are that it is astir intolerable to way with radar and is packed with precocious sensors and different gear.
Based connected the jet's past known position, the basal said hunt efforts were focused northbound of the basal astir Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion. That could suggest the level whitethorn person crashed successful water, which would marque it hard to locate.
The FAA referred queries connected the contented to the U.S. military.
(Reporting by Phil Stewart and David Shepardson; Editing by Leslie Adler)
