Search for missing Marine Corps fighter jet underway after pilot ejected from aircraft

By Peter Cordi

Published September 18, 2023 4:43pm ET

Search for missing Marine Corps fighter jet underway after pilot ejected from aircraft — A Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II performs a demonstration flight at the Paris Air Show, in Le Bourget, east of Paris, Tuesday, June 20, 2017. On Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, a Marine Corps pilot safely ejected from an F-35 Lightning II over North Charleston, S.C. The search for his missing aircraft was focused on two lakes north of North Charleston, military officials said. | (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

A pilot was ejected from a stealth fighter jet on Sunday due to an unforeseen “mishap,” prompting an investigation into the ejection as well as an effort to locate the aircraft.

Print subscriber? Click here to login/register your account

Digital subscriber? Click here to login/register your account.

Full midterm coverage.Deeper analysis.

Get unlimited access to Washington Examiner's reporting, expert analysis, and coverage of the midterm elections.

Get Unlimited Access

Cancel anytime.

Tag:

Search for missing Marine Corps fighter jet underway after pilot ejected from aircraft

Recommended Stories

Military temporarily grounds all F-35s worldwide for inspections after September crash

A lack of spare parts keeps half of US F-35s from flying, senior officers acknowledge

Mattis goal to make 80 percent of military planes combat-ready tough to achieve, GAO tells Congress

Full midterm coverage.Deeper analysis.

Tag: