A military jet a short distance from its base crashed in South Carolina on Friday with the pilot ejecting safely and no one on the ground injured, authorities said. The jet was based at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort about 4 miles (6 kilometers) west of the crash site at Little Barnwell Island, the station said in a news release. The Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps all have their own versions of the F-35. Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort is home to a squadron of F-35Bs and is the only place where pilots train to fly the jet, including some from the United Kingdom. The crash site, Little Barnwell Island, is a historic site on the National Register.

Source: Fox News September 28, 2018 19:41 UTC