The US army’s F-35B Lightning II type fighter jet, whose unit price exceeded 100 million dollars, crashed near Moultrie and Marion lakes, north of the city of Charleston, South Carolina.
LOCATION COULD NOT BE DETECTED
In a statement from Charleston Air Force Base, “Charleston Air Force Base and Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort (MCAS Beaufort SC) personnel are responding to an accident involving the F-35B Lightning II jet. The pilot ejected safely from the aircraft using an ejection seat and was transported to a local medical center in stable condition. Emergency response teams are still trying to locate the F-35. The public is asked to cooperate with military and civilian authorities as the work continues. “If you have any information that could assist rescuers, please call the JB Charleston Base Defense Operations Center.”
F-35 WAR PLANE
These warplanes produced by Lockheed Martin have three different models: F-35A, F-35B and F-35C. In the list published by Lockheed Martin, the unit cost of the F-35A is stated as 77.9 million dollars, the F-35B as 101.3 million dollars, and the F-35C as 94.4 million dollars.
Source: DHA