F-35 Lightning II developments

[tally]

F-35B 169691 was seen flying earlier today. First sighting.

Oct 7, 2020 for first flight as far as I know. It went up as Lightning 41.

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[Bjorn]

F-35A's 18-5365 and 18-5366 were seen flying on 5 October.
F-35C 169704 was seen flying already on 31 July. First picture to appear just now.

[tally]

F-35A's 18-5365 and 18-5366 were seen flying on 5 October.
F-35C 169704 was seen flying already on 31 July. First picture to appear just now.

F-35A 18-5365 and 18-5366 are both marked AK and destined for the 354 FW, 356 FS.
F-35C 169704 I noted active on July 30th already. But that was not its first flight as far as I know.


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[sdamico]

20th & final F-35A for VT-ANG to be delivered on Wednesday 14.10.20--serial?

https://www.wamc.org/post/vermont-air-n ... final-f-35

SD

[Starfighter_F-104G]

134FS/158FW
17-5265
17-5266
17-5277
17-5278
17-5279
17-5280
17-5284
18-5336
18-5337
18-5338
18-5339
18-5340
18-5341
18-5343
18-5344
18-5349
18-5358
18-5359
18-5360
18-5361

[tally]

18-5361 is as far as I know the last VT bird. It left with callsign Maple 91 today.

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[tally]

CF-49 169705 nmks first flight Oct 15, 2020.


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[Bjorn]

ZM154 and ZM155 also seen flying on October 16. This also marks the fact that we're over airframe #600.

[Bjorn]

https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/l ... from-japan

So the final batch (for 2020) of Japanese F-35s is also flying.

[Dutchmil]

Another delivery flight to Eielson today, ADOBE 01 (59-1500) with ZESTY 51 flight.

RH.

[tally]

F-35A delivery to Eielson as Zesty 51/3, October 21, 2020: 18-5364, 18-5365, 18-5366 all AK and 356 FS markings.
Support tanker was Adobe 01: 59-1500 IL ANG. Tanker went into Fairchild AFB, WA.

Also noted today F-35A: 18-5368/HL destined for the 388 FW, 4 FS and F-35C 169705 nmks.


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[Bunzing]

RNLAF F-35A F-013 (AN-13) was delivered from Cameri to Leeuwarden AB today, October 27, 2020.

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AF-260 18-5369/AK 354 FW, 356 FS first flight Oct 30, 2020 (lightning 21).
AF-262 18-5371/AK 354 FW, 356 FS first flight Oct 30, 2020 (lightning 31).
AF-264 18-5373/AK 354 FW, 356 FS was also noted. Not positive on its first flight although the first pics came out on Oct 29, 2020.

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[Starfighter_F-104G]

FACO Nagoya f/f
09-8719 12-10-2020
09-8720 14-10-2020
09-8721 29-10-2020
09-8722 14-10-2020

[gluefan1]

Flight Testing Center Receives First Experimental "Adir"
https://www.iaf.org.il/9291-52545-en/IAF.aspx