[News and Observer] A military fighter jet crashed on a small island about five miles from the Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort just before noon Friday, according officials from the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office and the Marine Corps.
The pilot ejected safely, but was being evaluated for injuries, according to Capt. Bob Bromage, spokesperson for the sheriff’s office. There were no other injuries reported. No one on the ground was hurt.
The plane crash was reported on Little Barnwall Island near Clarendon Road and Joe Allen Drive in the Grays Hill area at 11:45 a.m., the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
Capt. Christopher Harrison, a Marine Corps spokesman, said the plane that crashed was a single-seat, F-35B with Marine Training Squadron VMFAT-501. |