M2 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Am I just suffering from being up at 0430 and without caffeine, or has no one posted about this yet? Quote Marine Corps F-35B Has Crashed Near MCAS Beaufort In South Carolina http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/23912/marine-corps-f-35b-has-crashed-near-mcas-beaufort-in-south-carolina An F-35 has crashed near MCAS Beaufort in South Carolina. It is presumed to have been an F-35B belonging to the Marines as the type is stationed at the base. Some reports state the pilot ejected, but this has not been confirmed. UPDATE 10:47am PDT: The aircraft belonged to the resident F-35B training squadron VMFAT-501 and the pilot did safely eject and is being treated for any injuries. The crash happened around five miles from the airfield... (See link for full article) Glad he got out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch09 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Posted yes, but details are slim: http://www.flyingsquadron.com/forums/topic/22416-usmc-f-35-crash-in-south-carolina/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossHarris Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Why would you be up at 0430 ? That’s gotta be either a great binge or terrible idea or both. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Spike Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 41 minutes ago, HossHarris said: Why would you be up at 0430 ? That’s gotta be either a great binge or terrible idea or both. I think that's pretty common for the "get off my lawn" types in their later years. That's also why they eat dinner at 1600. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M2 Posted September 29, 2018 Author Share Posted September 29, 2018 Go big or go home! Thanks guys, I'll lock this one and go have another cup of coffee... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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