The debris of a crashed F-35 was found Monday in South Carolina after its pilot ejected during a mishap Sunday.
It's unclear why the pilot ejected, but the jet may have flown on autopilot for some time afterwards.
On Sunday, Joint Base Charleston reported a "mishap involving an F-35B Lightning II jet" in which the pilot ejected from the fifth-generation fighter aircraft.
Two U.S. Marine F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters complete vertical landings aboard the USS Wasp (LHD-1) during operational testing May 18, 2015.
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