Retired F-35 test pilot reflects on 'mishap'

The United States military has found debris from an F-35 fighter jet that went missing after the pilot ejected over South Carolina. The pilot was on a training flight when he decided to eject from the cockpit and parachute to safety. The US Marine Corps has described the incident as a "mishap". Retired F-35 senior test pilot Billy Flynn spoke to Naveen Razik.

FILE - A United States Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II takes part in an aerial display during the Singapore Airshow 2022 at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore, Feb. 15, 2022. A Marine Corps pilot safely ejected from a fighter jet over South Carolina and the search for his missing aircraft was focused on two lakes near North Charleston. Military officials say the pilot parachuted safely into a North Charleston neighborhood Sunday Sept. 17, 2023. He was taken to a hospital and was in stable condition. The pilot's name has not been released. A search for the missing F-35 was focused on Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion, which are north of North Charleston. (AP Photo/Suhaimi Abdullah file) Source: AAP / Suhaimi Abdullah/AP

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