Photo: first F-35A night inflight boom refuelling with KC135

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March 27: The first night refuelling mission in the Lockheed Martin F-35 test programme was completed Thursday March 22 over Edwards Air Force Base in California.

Piloted by US Air Force Lt Col Peter Vitt, AF-04, an F-35A conventional takeoff and landing variant, rendezvoused with an Air Force KC-135 tanker and successfully received fuel through the F-35’s boom receptacle.

Vitt’s sortie lasted more than three hours.

In addition to qualifying with the KC-135, the F-35 Integrated Test Force at Edwards AFB will also conduct night refuelling tests with the KC-10.

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