{"id":2039545,"date":"2023-09-20T22:05:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T02:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-we-know-about-the-marine-corps-f-35-crash\/"},"modified":"2023-09-20T22:08:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T02:08:45","slug":"what-we-know-about-the-marine-corps-f-35-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-we-know-about-the-marine-corps-f-35-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine Corps F-35 Crash: What We Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhat-we-know-about-the-marine-corps-f-35-crash%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2039545&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo \u2062by Matt\u2063 Cardy\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s James Meyers<\/h2>\n<p>6:21 PM \u2013 Wednesday, September 20, 2023    <\/p>\n<p>Military\u200d investigators are facing scrutiny ever since \u2063an F-35 stealth fighter jet went missing for over 24 hours this weekend. The wreckage was discovered later \u200cin South \u2064Carolina. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Many questions\u200d are being\u200c asked about \u200djust what caused\u200c the pilot to eject, and \u200bhow the $100 million warplane was able to keep flying \u200cwithout a pilot for 60 miles.\u200d <\/p>\n<p>A \u2064Marine Corps pilot was flying a single seat F-35B fighter jet on Sunday\u2062 when the pilot claimed that the warplane\u200c was malfunctioning and was \u201cforced to \u2062eject,\u201d according\u2063 to an anonymous Marine Corps official who\u2064 was not authorized to speak publicly.<\/p>\n<p>The warplane was at an altitude of almost 1,000 feet and a mile\u200b away from Charleston\u2063 International Airport, which is a\u2064 populated area, causing the pilot to parachute into a residential backyard. \u200d <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cHow in\u200d the hell\u2063 do you lose an \u200cF-35?\u201d Rep. Nancy Mace, (R-S.C.), asked in a social media post. \u201cHow\u2062 is there not a tracking device and we\u2019re asking the public to what, find a jet\u200b and turn it in?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Military officials did not have an explanation why the pilot ejected \u200cfrom the aircraft, but military experts and former F-35 pilots said that such a decision would\u200d not be made so easily.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe ejection is a last-ditch decision,\u201d said David Berke, \u200dwho served \u200bas a commanding officer in the Marine Corps\u2019 first F-35 squadron in South Carolina from 2012 to 2014.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cSomething has \u2063occurred catastrophically\u2062 where the risk to the aircraft and the surrounding environment is so high that ejection will preserve the life of the pilot.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The F-35B \u200cis different compared to other models, said Dan Grazier, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-we-know-about-the-marine-corps-f-35-crash\/\" title=\"Marine Corps F-35 Crash: What We Know\">senior defense policy fellow<\/a> at\u2064 the Project on Government Oversight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe F-35B has\u200c an auto-eject function,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m\u2063 curious\u2064 to \u200bknow if it\u2063 ejected him involuntarily.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t fault a\u2062 pilot for bailing out of \u200ban aircraft if\u2064 that\u2019s the right course of action,\u201d Grazier \u200csaid, \u2064adding that the military will want to know if it\u2062 was done\u2064 out of mechanical or software \u200dfailure, pilot error or something else.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the Pentagon, all Marine\u200d Corps aircrafts both inside and outside\u2064 the United States were suspended from flying \u200bon Monday and Tuesday\u200d to allow units \u201cto\u2064 discuss aviation safety matters and best practices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Experts\u2063 also say the preliminary crash report could typically take \u2062about 90 days,\u2062 but a full report could take an entire year. \u200d <\/p>\n<p>Lockheed\u200b Martin has delivered \u200d190 F-35B\u2062 variants to the Marine Corps, at a cost of $100 million each. <\/p>\n<p>Stay \u200cinformed! Receive \u2064breaking news blasts \u2064directly to\u200d your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>AG Merrick Garland testifies before Congress, Hunter\u2063 is forced to appear in court and the Feds says more of\u200d the same.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Iowa State Representative Bobby Kauffman explains why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-rep-kauffman-trump-is-taking-nothing-for-granted\/\" title=\"State Rep. Kauffman: Trump Doesn't Assume Anything\">caucus organizing events<\/a> like the one President Trump is attending today are important.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Congressional panel investigating \u200cJanuary\u2063 6th hears \u200dfrom former Capitol Police\u2063 Chief\u2062 Steve \u200dSund. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>President Trump attends a \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-attends-caucus-organizing-event-in-iowa\/\" title=\"Trump attends Iowa caucus organizing event.\">caucus organizing event meant<\/a> to boost support for his\u2063 2024\u2063 campaign.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>LONDON \u2063(Reuters) -The European Commission launched an investigation on\u200d Wednesday into whether to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reactions-to-eu-probe-of-chinese-electric-cars-imports\/\" title=\"EU probe of Chinese electric cars imports sparks mixed reactions.\">impose punitive \u200ctariffs<\/a> \u2063to protect\u200c European\u2064 Union automakers against\u2026\u200b <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By\u200c John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) \u2013 ABB is \u200cspending $280\u2063 million \u200con a new\u200c robotics factory in Sweden, the Swiss engineering and\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>PARIS (Reuters) \u2013 French Europe Minister Laurence Boon on Wednesday\u2063 welcomed an anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese\u2063 electric vehicles launched by \u200bthe EU\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Mathieu Rosemain and Silvia Aloisi PARIS (Reuters) \u2013 Apple said on Wednesday \u200bits iPhone 12 model was certified by multiple international\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> \u200dIs there any evidence to suggest that the \u2064pilot&#8217;s ejection from the F-35B was an involuntary action caused\u2063 by mechanical or software \u2063failure?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2063 &#8220;title&#8221;: &#8220;Investigation Underway After\u200c F-35 \u2062Fighter Jet Goes Missing for Over 24 Hours&#8221;,<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;author&#8221;: &#8220;Your Name&#8221;,<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;date&#8221;: &#8220;September 21, 2023&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On the \u2063weekend of September \u200c20, 2023,\u2064 the military found itself\u2062 facing scrutiny as a state-of-the-art F-35 stealth fighter jet went \u200bmissing for \u200cover 24 hours. The wreckage was later discovered in South Carolina, raising \u200cnumerous questions\u2064 about the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 incident occurred when a Marine Corps pilot was \u200cflying a single-seat F-35B \u2064fighter jet. According to an \u2062anonymous Marine Corps official who was not \u2064authorized\u200d to speak publicly, the \u2064pilot claimed \u200cthat the \u200bwarplane experienced a malfunction and was &#8220;forced to\u2062 eject.&#8221; This decision\u200c led to the warplane \u2064flying without a pilot for a staggering distance \u2063of 60 miles.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that the $100 \u2062million warplane\u200b was able to keep flying without a pilot raises concerns about the safety and security measures installed in the aircraft. Many are asking how an F-35 jet, equipped with advanced technology, was able to\u2063 function without a pilot for such\u200d a \u200blong distance.<\/p>\n<p>Representative Nancy Mace\u2064 of\u200c South Carolina voiced \u2063her concerns on \u200dsocial media, questioning \u200bhow such\u200b a high-value aircraft \u2063could be\u2063 lost without a tracking device. She wondered why the \u2064public was being asked to find the missing jet.<\/p>\n<p>Military officials have not provided\u200c an explanation as to why the pilot\u2062 ejected from the aircraft. This decision\u200b is considered\u200c a last resort,\u2063 taken only in \u2063dire situations where the risk \u200bto the aircraft\u2063 and the surrounding \u200denvironment\u2064 is high. Former \u200cF-35 pilots and military\u2064 experts\u200c have emphasized that such a decision is not made lightly.<\/p>\n<p>The F-35B model differs \u200bfrom other F-35 \u2063variants, as it possesses an auto-eject function. Some experts have raised the question of whether the ejection was involuntary, possibly caused\u2062 by\u200b a mechanical or software\u2063 failure. \u2062While it is not uncommon for pilots to bail out of an aircraft when necessary, the \u2063military is\u2063 keen to determine the cause \u2063behind this\u200d incident.<\/p>\n<p>As a\u200d precautionary measure,\u2064 the Pentagon \u2064suspended all Marine Corps aircraft operations both inside and outside the United\u200b States on \u2064Monday and Tuesday. This pause in \u200dflight operations allowed\u2063 units to \u2063discuss aviation \u200csafety \u200cmatters \u200dand share best\u2062 practices.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cinvestigation \u2064into the \u2064missing F-35B fighter jet is still \u2062ongoing. Military officials are working diligently to uncover the circumstances surrounding the incident and to ensure that such a situation does not\u2063 occur again in the future.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063disappearance of\u200d an F-35 fighter jet raises concerns not only\u2062 about the \u2063security and functionality of\u200d these high-value aircraft but \u2063also\u2064 about the safety of pilots \u200band civilians in\u2062 surrounding areas. This incident serves as a \u2062reminder of the \u2063importance of constant vigilance and the need \u200cto address\u2063 any potential\u200c flaws \u2062or\u2062 vulnerabilities in military aviation systems.<\/p>\n<p>As the\u2063 investigation proceeds, it is hoped that\u2063 any findings will contribute\u200d to a safer\u2064 and more secure military aviation environment, protecting\u2064 both the integrity of\u2063 high-tech aircraft and the lives of\u200c those operating them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Military investigators are under scrutiny as an F-35 stealth fighter jet vanished for 24+ hours before being found in South Carolina. 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