F-35 crash: Pilot called 911 after parachuting into backyard

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1970-01-01 08:00

Marine parachuted into a backyard and told emergency services he was OK but not sure where his jet was.

The pilot of a US Marines F-35 jet that went missing called emergency services from a South Carolina home where his parachute landed.

In audio from the call, obtained by the BBC, the pilot told a dispatcher that he was "not sure" where his $100m (£80m) plane was.

A local resident can also...