The American defense has now started a search operation for an F-35 fighter plane, after a flight on Sunday. The pilot ejected from the plane after an “accident”, wrote the Charleston military base on Facebook. The pilot must have landed in a residential area in North Charleston around 2 pm local time, writes the Military Times. She was taken to a hospital in the area, and her condition is said to be stable, writes CNN. Based on the plane’s direction of travel, the search effort is directed towards the two lakes Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion. – If you have information that can help us find the plane, please call us, the military base urges on social media. Want answers The disappearance arouses reactions, all the way to the politicians in the capital in Washington DC – How the hell does one lose an F-35 aircraft? Why isn’t there a tracking chip in it, asks Congress representative Nancy Mace on X/Twitter. A helicopter from the state police in South Carolina is involved in the search. At the same time, an investigation is being carried out into what caused the pilot to eject from the plane. – How the hell do you lose a plane, wonders Republican Nancy Mace. Photo: J. Scott Applewhite / AP A second pilot who flew at the same time as the missing plane returned safely to the ground after the flight. Norway’s new F-35 Jagarflya combat aircraft is the same one that the Norwegian defense has invested heavily in. Facts about the F-35 Length: 15.5 meters Width: 10.6 meters Engine thrust: 40,000 pounds Fuel capacity: 8.4 tons Payload: over 8 tons (over 2.5 tons in internal weapons load) Max speed: 1.6 times the sound (with internal weapons) Before 2025, Norway will receive 52 F-35 aircraft, which the Norwegian Armed Forces describe as “one of the world’s best combat aircraft”. At the latest in May, flights number 38, 39 and 40 arrived at Ørland air station in Trøndelag. It is unknown what tracking equipment is in the plane that is being delivered to Norway.
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