"Search underway for missing F-35 fighter jet in South Carolina after pilot ejects"
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An F-35B Lightning II fighter jet from Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 has gone missing after the pilot safely ejected near Charleston, South Carolina. The U.S. military is seeking assistance in locating the advanced fighter jet, which is believed to have crashed. The search is focused on the area north of Joint Base Charleston, near Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion. The cause of the mishap is still unknown, and an investigation is underway. This incident comes after previous crashes involving F-35 jets in South Carolina in 2018 and in Utah in 2019.
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