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Re: F-35 Lightning II developments

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raameagle wrote: 10 Oct 2024, 11:05 Great, thanks. Hopefully more are confirmed in time.
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NJO wrote: 09 Oct 2024, 15:01
raameagle wrote: 09 Oct 2024, 08:55 and yet nobody has provided a list of tail numbers for the LN coded jets at Nellis yet!

22-5691/22-5705 and now 22-5711 all identified. All still coded "LN".
A further two new ones, 22-5690 and 22-5703 were noted at Nellis 14/10/24 in another thread. It stated there were six LN coded F-35 visible but only 3 were identified. That gives 5 confirmed serials of LN F-35A now at Nellis.
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First flight of the following Fat Amy's, Oct 18, 2024.
AF-445, 22-5782/TY, 325 FW, 95 FS.
AF-448, 22-5785/AL, AL ANG, 100 FS.
CF-110, 170553, NMKS.
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B-model 170566 was seen as well. Don't know which CN, BF-170/171?

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Bjorn wrote: 19 Oct 2024, 11:21 B-model 170566 was seen as well. Don't know which CN, BF-170/171?

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BF-167 and its FF was Oct 9, 2024.
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AF-452, 22-5789/TX, 301 FW, 457 FS has been noted flying Oct 21, 2024.
The second TX model to take to the skies. Not positive if it was a first flight.
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BF-163 delivered to the west out of NAS Fort Worth to an unknown destination, Oct 23, 2024.
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On October 25th:
An unknown F-35C delivered to the west as Hustler 91 to an unknown destination.
AF-440, 22-5956/TY delivered to Tyndall AFB as Hustler 92.
AF-8, 08-0746/EG came into NAS Fort Worth for some work as Deuce 01.
BF-18, 168314/68, VX-23 left NAS Fort Worth as Salty Dog 68 for Biggs AAF enroute to the west after some work.
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Finland T/V
MF-01/64 (JF-501/564)

JF-501 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GbDijaCX0AA ... name=large
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From FACO Cameri
29/10/24 ff F-35A AL28 MM7378 32-23
30/10/24 ff F-35A AL27 MM7377 32-06
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AF-452, 22-5789/TX WAS NOT delivered on Oct 28, 2024. The attempt was made but ground aborted and went back to the barn at LM.
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tally wrote: 04 Oct 2024, 23:21 Does anyone have any idea which F-35B crashed last Sep? The one the pilot ejected from and the F-35B wouldn't just yet give up on life and continued flying for 60 or so miles.
F-35B BF-066 169591 VM-66 VMFAT-501 w/o 17-09-2023
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Starfighter_F-104G wrote: 31 Oct 2024, 19:35
tally wrote: 04 Oct 2024, 23:21 Does anyone have any idea which F-35B crashed last Sep? The one the pilot ejected from and the F-35B wouldn't just yet give up on life and continued flying for 60 or so miles.
F-35B BF-066 169591 VM-66 VMFAT-501 w/o 17-09-2023
interesting read.

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/y ... pt-flying/
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31/10/24 ff F-35A AL29 MM7379/32-24
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The first F-35 Lightning II for the Finnish Air Force, JF-501, is now in production, with roll out expected in 2025. Finland selected the F-35 in 2021 to replace the F/A-18, ordering 64 aircraft.
During a visit to Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth plant in Texas, USA, on Oct. 28, 2024, retired Finnish Air Force colonel and current Finnish F-35 program director Henrik Elo signed his name on the bulkhead of what will become JF-501, Finland’s first F-35A Lightning II airframe.
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Re: F-35 Lightning II developments

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Fort Worth 02-11-2024

The 301st Fighter Wing celebrated a milestone Saturday, Nov. 2, with a ceremony marking the arrival of its first F-35A Lightning II

F-35A 22-5709 HL inside hangar
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