The debris was discovered two hours north of the base the missing fighter jet originated from.
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The military found a debris field Monday afternoon near the base where an F-35 fighter jet had gone missing after a U.S. Marine pilot ejected from it Sunday afternoon, launching a two-day public search for the missing aircraft.Key Facts
Officials with Joint Base Charleston, the South Carolina base where the jet came from, announced Monday the debris field was discovered in Williamsburg County, South Carolina, two hours north of the base.
The discovery comes amid a two-day-long search in which military personnel recruited the public’s assistance in finding the jet, going so far as to post on social media and work with the press to ask residents that might’ve seen the fighter jet to call a hotline they’d set up.
