{"id":8607,"date":"2023-09-19T06:47:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T06:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=8607"},"modified":"2023-09-19T06:47:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T06:47:14","slug":"crashed-f-35b-found-in-rural-south-carolina-marines-order-aviation-safety-standdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=8607","title":{"rendered":"Crashed F-35B Found in Rural South Carolina, Marines Order Aviation Safety Standdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aviation news international &#8211; Marine aviation is taking a two-day safety break as the service found a crashed F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter that went missing on Sunday, the service announced today.<span id=\"more-105770\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Acting commandant Gen. Eric Smith called for the aviation safety standdown for to discuss safety processes after three major aviation incidents in the last six weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the safety stand down, aviation commanders will lead discussions with their Marines focusing on the fundamentals of safe flight operations, ground safety, maintenance and flight procedures, and maintaining combat readiness. This stand down being taken to ensure the service is maintaining operational standardization of combat-ready aircraft with well-prepared pilots and crews,\u201d reads the Monday afternoon statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis pause invests time and energy in reinforcing the Marine aviation community\u2019s established policies, practices and procedures in the interests of public safety, protecting our Marines and sailors and ensuring the Marine Corps remains a ready and highly-trained fighting force.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The stand down follows the F-35 incident from Sunday, an August MV-22B Osprey crash in Darwin that killed three Marines and a F\/A-18D Hornet crash that killed a Marine pilot.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.usni.org\/2023\/08\/25\/marine-f-a-18d-hornet-crashes-in-hornet-california-pilot-status-unknown\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"[&quot;635c396cdefd5a3f7972fc5d&quot;]\">On Aug. 24<\/a>, Maj. Andrew Mettler was killed piloting a F\/A-18D Hornet in a crash during a training flight originating from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.usni.org\/2023\/08\/28\/marines-identify-3-killed-in-mv-22-crash-off-australian-coast\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"[&quot;635c396cdefd5a3f7972fc5d&quot;]\">On Aug. 27<\/a>, Maj. Tobin Lewis, Capt. Eleanor LeBeau and Cpl. Spencer Collart were killed when their MV-22B crashed on Melville Island off the coast of northern Australia. Five other Marines were hospitalized.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.usni.org\/2022\/06\/13\/navy-holds-aviation-safety-pause-following-two-crashes-last-week\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"[&quot;635c396cdefd5a3f7972fc5d&quot;]\">The service ordered<\/a>\u00a0a similar standdown in 2022 following crashes that year.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes as Marines and federal officials found a missing F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter that crashed over South Carolina Sunday in Williamsburg County.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe debris was discovered two hours northeast of Joint Base Charleston,\u201d reads a statement from Joint Base Charleston, S.C.<br \/>\n\u201cTeams from Joint Base Charleston, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing out of MCAS Cherry Point, Navy Region Southeast, the FAA, the Civil Air Patrol, as well as local, county, and state law enforcement across South Carolina have been working together to locate the U.S. Marine Corps F-35B.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The single-seat fighter assigned to \u201cThe Warlords\u201d of Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501 went down north of Charleston, S.C., after taking off from nearby Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. The pilot safely ejected from the fighter and was taken to a nearby hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The search for the fighter was focused on Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion, about 50 miles north of Charleston, according to a statement from Joint Base Charleston on X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter. Eventually, the fighter was discovered further north from the initial search site.<\/p>\n<p>Agencies that participated in the search include local law enforcement, the FAA, the 2nd Marine Air Wing, Navy Region South East and the Civil Air Patrol.<\/p>\n<p>The Marines have not released any additional information on the cause of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe mishap is currently under investigation,\u201d reads a statement from the service.<\/p>\n<p>Former Lockheed Martin F-35 test pilot Billie Flynn told USNI News Monday that it was always unlikely that the aircraft flew long after the pilot ejected. If the airplane was in as much trouble to require the pilot to eject<strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0the fighter was doomed to crash, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat aircraft isn\u2019t going to fly much further,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, an F-35B from VMFAT-501 crashed in South Carolina due to an engine defect that was later repaired across the class.<\/p>\n<p>source: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.usni.org\/2023\/09\/18\/search-ongoing-for-missing-marine-f-35b-officials-ask-public-for-help\">https:\/\/news.usni.org\/2023\/09\/18\/search-ongoing-for-missing-marine-f-35b-officials-ask-public-for-help<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aviation news international &#8211; Marine aviation is taking a two-day safety break as the service found a crashed F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter that went missing on Sunday, the service announced today. Acting commandant Gen. 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