The F-35 disappeared Sunday after its pilot ejected mid-flight over South Carolina.
The wreckage of a missing F-35 jet that disappeared Sunday has been found less than 100 miles north of Charleston, a South Carolina military base announced Monday afternoon.
“Personnel from Joint Base Charleston and Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, in close coordination with local authorities, have located a debris field in Williamsburg County,” Joint Base Charleston announced in a statement on Facebook Monday afternoon. “The mishap is currently under investigation, and we are unable to provide additional details to preserve the integrity of the investigative process.”
The Marine Corps is taking over the investigation from the base, according to the statement.
The discovery closes the military’s search for the plane, which disappeared over the weekend.
