The Marines were relieved to find the wreckage of their missing F-35 and even more relieved it didn’t come down in someone’s living room. Now, they’re scrambling to recover all the little pieces. Nobody is saying a word about the pilot and exactly what happened. They have a pending investigation which requires them to keep a tight lid on all the specifics.<\/p>\n
While they’re thrilled<\/a> that the F-35 wreckage has been discovered someplace where they can recover it, the Marines weren’t happy to be picking up nothing but twisted chunks. That’s all that’s left behind from one of their most advanced and expensive aircraft.<\/p>\n What’s worse is having to explain how they managed to lose it mid-flight. The circumstances are “unusual<\/em><\/a>” to say the least.<\/p>\n The Pentagon is calling it a “mishap.<\/em>” A couple of intriguing bread crumbs fell out before the cone of silence came down. It’s been reported that the only mechanical defect on board the F-35 stealth fighter involved it’s “transponder.<\/em>”<\/p>\n JUST IN: Footage of the debris field of the F-35 jet has been released after it was located in a field in Williamsburg County, South Carolina.<\/p>\n The crash site was about 80 miles from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina.<\/p>\n The F-35 fighter jet appeared to run through a group of\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/mqOdRSpUOt<\/a><\/p>\n — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) September 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n