A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II jet from Beaufort air station is currently unaccounted for following an undisclosed mid-flight emergency, prompting the pilot to initiate an ejection. The incident occurred in the vicinity of Joint Base Charleston in South Carolina, and U.S. military emergency response teams have been mobilized to locate the missing aircraft. In an official statement, U.S. military authorities have launched efforts to recover the missing F-35 jet following a "mishap" that led to the pilot's safe ejection on Sunday afternoon. Joint Base Charleston, through their Facebook page, confirmed that the aircraft in question was a Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. The pilot's successful ejection resulted in their transportation to a nearby medical center.
