A stunning 911 audiotape released late Thursday offered a window into the frantic minutes immediately after the crash of an F-35 fighter jet last Sunday, with the plane’s pilot and the homeowner whose yard he parachuted into pleading with emergency dispatchers to send help immediately.
offers few details on exactly what led to the crash of the $100 million aircraft outside Charleston, South Carolina, or why the F-35 Lightning II continued flying long after the pilot ejected from the cockpit. But the 911 recording does provide insights into just how confusing and chaotic the situation seemed to be.
At the time of the call, it’s likely that the F-35 was still flying over South Carolina. After the dispatcher’s brief conversation with the resident, a man who identified himself as the pilot came on the line. He said he was at an altitude of about 2,000 feet when he ejected and was forced to bail out because of an “aircraft failure.” The pilot’s name has not yet been released.
“Ma’am, I’m the pilot in a military aircraft and I ejected,” he said. “So I just rode a parachute down to the ground. Can you please send an ambulance?”
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