The disappearance of the US$80 million highly advanced aircraft sparked incredulous comments online.
Debris from a stealth jet that went missing after the pilot ejected has been found, the US military said on Monday, after a day in which failure to track the US$80 million aircraft drew amazement and ridicule in equal measure.
The debris field from the F-35 was found in Williamsburg County, South Carolina, two hours northeast of Joint Base Charleston (JBC), officials said in a statement posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.
âMembers of the community should avoid the area as the recovery team secures the debris field,â the statement read.
When the jet disappeared over South Carolina on Sunday, JBC issued a plaintive call on social media asking for anyone who had information about it to call in.
The debris field from the F-35 was found in Williamsburg County, South Carolina, two hours northeast of Joint Base Charleston (JBC), officials said in a statement posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.
âMembers of the community should avoid the area as the recovery team secures the debris field,â the statement read.
When the jet disappeared over South Carolina on Sunday, JBC issued a plaintive call on social media asking for anyone who had information about it to call in.
Flight tracking sites showed several search aircraft focused on a wooded and farmland area near Stuckey, which is in Williamsburg County, about 120km (75 miles) north of Charleston, late Monday afternoon.
