USMC Investigation Says Pilot Error Caused ‘Missing’ F-35 Crash

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A U.S. Marine Corps pilot mistakenly diagnosed an inflight emergency and ejected from a flyable F-35B, prompting the fighter to fly uncrewed for 64 mi. before crashing in a rural area of South Carolina in September 2023, according to a new investigation. But the Marine Corps probe, released Oct. 31...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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