CNN —After an F-35 fighter jet disappeared into the South Carolina sky, a 911 operator received a confounding call.
I ejected.”Airmen from Joint Base Charleston during the recovery process for the jet Henry Taylor/The Post and Courier/APThe $100 million fighter jet had gone missing.
In the immediate aftermath, the 911 operator processed what the pilot had just said.
The 47-year-old pilot said he fell more than 2,000 feet, but a Marine official said Monday the fighter jet was flying at 1,000 feet when the pilot ejected.
“What caused the fall?”“An aircraft failure.”The 911 operator asked if there was serious bleeding.
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