He flew exactly 120 km on his own: The missing F-35 was found!

While a new one was added to the aviation accidents, this time a much more strange event occurred. An F-35 fighter jet was lost in the incident involving the United States Air Force. Later, with the search and rescue efforts, first the pilot and then the fugitive F-35 were found. The surprising truth about the incident was revealed by the distance between the pilot and the plane wreckage. Here is the missing F-35 and its details…

The missing F-35 flew in the air on its own for exactly 7 minutes!

In the incident in the United States, two F-35 type fighter jets took off for routine patrol flights. One of the planes flying together disappeared after some time. After the situation was reported to the authorities, the search for the fugitive F-35 began. The fact that the plane crashed or the SOS Emergency Call code was not received in the first place strengthened the possibility of a terrorist attack, but there was no such situation.

The pilot of the said plane jumped out of the plane due to a malfunction that is currently unknown. Before jumping from the plane, the pilot activated the “automatic flight mode” feature on F-35s. However, no traces of landing or accident were found regarding the plane. While search and rescue efforts continued in the meantime, American airspace was closed to F-35 and other warplanes.

After 15 hours, the pilot who made the jump was found. According to the information received from the pilot, the plane continued to fly in automatic flight mode. In short, you can think of it as a truck whose brakes have burst, driving by itself in traffic. Thanks to relief efforts from South Carolina state law enforcement and the public, the wreckage of the missing F-35 was found 75 miles (120 kilometers) away. This means that the F-35 flew on its own for approximately 7 minutes.