Missing F-35

[KellyinAvon]

Wolfhound got it right the Army makes Joe pay for everything.

I bet in the Army would make the crew chief pay for it!

USAF would Court Martial the end of runway crew.

 

[Cameramonkey]

My dog has an Apple airtag fastened to his collar. If he ever ran off, I could find him with my phone.

The military should really consider putting airtags on their planes, I mean, they're not that expensive; and if it saves just one plane, it would pay for itself.

Not when apple sells them at a contract price of $1,000 per airtag.

 

[KellyinAvon]

Debris, parts from missing F-35 aircraft found in Florence County, officials confirm

Officials from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing said the search is ongoing for a F-35 Lightning II jet Monday.

abcnews4.com

Did any of the community members who heard the low flying plane followed by a loud noise... pick up a phone and call... I don't know... maybe... 911???

Community members in the area also told ABC15 that they heard a low-flying plane followed by a loud noise in the area Sunday night.

 

[yeti rider]

"Do you want to play a game"

You have to be of a certain age to understand that comment. Sadly, I'm that age.

 

[Alamo]

I mean, if it kept flying away why did you punch out?

Because he could not land it safely?
- Physiological incident?
- Oxygen system stopped working?
- Critical flight instrument displays/back-ups failed?

Could be several reasons the aircraft would “fly” but not be safe to stay with.

If anything pilots tend to eject late rather than early, they hate to lose an airplane for both personal and practical reasons (ejection itself is dangerous). If he initiated his ejection he thought (possibly wrongly) something was seriously wrong. I don’t know if the F-35 has some wizardry that ejects the pilot if the computer determines the plane is unrecoverable or the pilot is in danger.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

 

[Titanium_Frost]

They do, it’s called an IFF transponder, But one article said it’s not working.

And it’s the USMC version, the F 35B, which costs a lot more than $80 million USAF version because of the VSTOL capability.

Oops.

Thank you Clarissa for explaining it all... lol

 

[patience0830]

Thank you Clarissa for explaining it all... lol

Alamo has the bona fides to explain to us mortals. Trust me.

 

[jwamplerusa]

I don't think I can post it, but the Babylonbee has a hilarious post with Marine grunts walking the woods clicking their "F35 remote" to find the plane.

I about drowned.

 

[Titanium_Frost]

Alamo has the bona fides to explain to us mortals. Trust me.

Credentials to explain an obvious joke? Where do I get those at haha

 

[KellyinAvon]

Crashing in the woods where the rednecks didn't call 911 is a better outcome than going evil and flying to Cuba after ejecting the pilot.

 

[bobzilla]

Crashing in the woods where the rednecks didn't call 911 is a better outcome than going evil and flying to Cuba after ejecting the pilot.

And in this clown world I can’t even rule either of those out.

 

[foszoe]

Crashing in the woods where the rednecks didn't call 911 is a better outcome than going evil and flying to Cuba after ejecting the pilot.

Maybe it did and the debris is a cover story.

 

[Dog1]

 

[Twangbanger]

Welp, if I'm the Chinese, I'm def attacking us in the middle of a stand-down.

(Coz we all know the reason why anything fails in the military is because ppl don't get lectured enough)...

 

[actaeon277]

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I don't know.
I lost a submarine one time. And that is a bit more expensive.
Course, I was drunk.
And there were crew onboard.

But I lost it

 

[mark40sw]

I don't think I can post it, but the Babylonbee has a hilarious post with Marine grunts walking the woods clicking their "F35 remote" to find the plane.

I about drowned.

 

[Mounty09]

Hopefully they can find it faster than it took them to find the fugitive in Pennsylvania.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I don't know.
I lost a submarine one time. And that is a bit more expensive.
Course, I was drunk.
And there were crew onboard.

But I lost it

It was between the couch cushions I bet. It's always between the couch cushions.

 

[actaeon277]

It was between the couch cushions I bet. It's always between the couch cushions.

Not this time.

It was on the pier in Gibraltar.
And I thought I left it at the Winston Churchill, a military bar.

I was wrong.
But, I looked for awhile to make sure.