https://twitter.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/1703569488141275272/photo/1

https://twitter.com/TeamCharleston/status/1703541506915668242

NEW 🚨 US military is asking public to help find $80 million F-35 stealth fighter jet that has gone missing

"Joint Base Charleston @TeamCharleston @MCASBeaufortSC We're working with to locate an F-35 that was involved in a mishap this afternoon. The pilot ejected safely. If you have any information that may help our recovery teams locate the F-35, please call the Base Defense Operations Center at 843-963-3600."

>>19569912 (me)

>>19569919, >>19569924

I skimmed somewhere tht it is on autopilot, but what caused the pilot to eject?

That's the $80M question.

If it were non-responsive and the pilot said "OH Fuck" wouldn't he do a reboot of all systems mid-flight (MS Windows approach)? That would suck in combat, but over friendly territory on a training flight, no big deal.

Then we have the, "It's a drunk Ukranian in training"

Now we just look as stupid as the fuckhead that shrunk himself by 2 inches ejecting out of an $80M plane.

And finally, there's the, "it was giving him sh*tty flight info" and ''he thought he needed'' to eject. Well, that implies a hack of one of our most prized war fighting machines, no?

Ground the whole fleet?

>>19569912