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Missing F-35 found dead after breakup with pilot

Suicide or murder? Investigators considering all possibilities

By Duffel Blog Staff · Bureau · 1 minute

Filed 18 September 2023 · 1655

The F-35 Lightning II was known to be highly emotional.

WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, South Carolina — Search and Rescue crews confirmed the remains of an F-35 Lightning II fighter have been located after the most advanced airplane in the world either committed suicide or was murdered during a mid-flight breakup with its pilot, Marine Capt. Steven “Winwood” Wodnall, on August 17, 2023.

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