F-35 Lightning II developments

[NJO]

Not an answer why this plane was send to Nellis…

There have been 5 LN coded new F-35A seen at Nellis recently, so it looks like these are now based there. Could be that some of the Nellis TR2 F-35A end up at Lakenheath as a swap.

[raameagle]

and yet nobody has provided a list of tail numbers for the LN coded jets at Nellis yet!

Not an answer why this plane was send to Nellis…

There have been 5 LN coded new F-35A seen at Nellis recently, so it looks like these are now based there. Could be that some of the Nellis TR2 F-35A end up at Lakenheath as a swap.

[hammarö]

It is one United States F-35 Lightning II unit operating in the ongoing Middle East crisis:

It is CVN-72 Lincoln with 12 F-35C from VMFA-314.

Have I the right connexion?

[NJO]

and yet nobody has provided a list of tail numbers for the LN coded jets at Nellis yet!

Not an answer why this plane was send to Nellis…

There have been 5 LN coded new F-35A seen at Nellis recently, so it looks like these are now based there. Could be that some of the Nellis TR2 F-35A end up at Lakenheath as a swap.

22-5691/22-5705 and now 22-5711 all identified. All still coded "LN".

[raameagle]

Great, thanks. Hopefully more are confirmed in time.
Regards
Mark

and yet nobody has provided a list of tail numbers for the LN coded jets at Nellis yet!

There have been 5 LN coded new F-35A seen at Nellis recently, so it looks like these are now based there. Could be that some of the Nellis TR2 F-35A end up at Lakenheath as a swap.

22-5691/22-5705 and now 22-5711 all identified. All still coded "LN".

[tally]

First flight F-35B 170566 nmks, Oct 9, 2024. This is assumed to be BF-167 but I have no confirmation as of yet.

Tally.

[tally]

Delivery flight
F-35B BF-164 170533 nmks to MCAS Beaufort, Oct 11, 2024.
F-35C CF-101 170544 nmks to NAS Lemoore, Oct 11, 2024.

Tally.

[Starfighter_F-104G]

Oct 01, 2024 STRIKE91/92 2x F-35A probably delivered to 115th FW

confirmed as
22-5699 WI
22-5702 WI

[Starfighter_F-104G]

Delivery flight
F-35B BF-164 170533 nmks to MCAS Beaufort, Oct 11, 2024.

170533 first F-35B assigned to VMFA-533

[Starfighter_F-104G]

F-35A 22-5786 TX 457FS seen 15-10-2024

[tally]

F-35A 22-5786 TX 457FS f/f 15-10-2024

AF-449. But FF was not today. Flew late Friday Oct 11th per my contacts.

[Ruud1970]

Is 22-5786 a new serial? I thought that AF-449 is 22-5965?

Thanks

Ruud

[Starfighter_F-104G]

22-5786 is a correct serial allocation
read pages 174 & 175

@Tally TKS for the update on the f/f

[Bjorn]

So in fact you had the 'original' Lot 15 jets amounting to 48 (AF-382/AF-429 - 22-5682/22-5729) and then they started construction on the Lot 16 jets amounting to 11 so far (AF-430/AF-440 - 22-5946/22-5956) and then converted back to the extra Lot 15 jets (modification contract) which started with AF-441 (22-5778), right. I thought Lot 16 was also for 48 jets originally, so this would mean the remaining 37 jets would be serialled after the other countries' Lot 16 jets.

Wow......

Greets,

[Starfighter_F-104G]

So in fact you had the 'original' Lot 15 jets amounting to 48 (AF-382/AF-429 - 22-5682/22-5729) and then they started construction on the Lot 16 jets amounting to 11 so far (AF-430/AF-440 - 22-5946/22-5956) and then converted back to the extra Lot 15 jets (modification contract) which started with AF-441 (22-5778), right. I thought Lot 16 was also for 48 jets originally, so this would mean the remaining 37 jets would be serialled after the other countries' Lot 16 jets.

Wow......

Greets,

1st USAF assigned serials for LO 15 & Lot 16 in sequence
2nd When was signed the Lot 15 modification contract they assigned the extra serials
At the time Lot 16 aircraft were not yet under construction

AF serials are in this order
Lot 15
Lot 16
Lot 15 modification contract - AF serials after the Lot 16 jets but put in assembly BEFORE

separate discussion is the firing order
L/N - C/N - Type (F-35A / B / C) - AF serial or BUNO - client - desigantion (client code) - client registration