F-35 Lightning II developments

[NJO]

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!

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.

[Bjorn]

B-model 170566 was seen as well. Don't know which CN, BF-170/171?

Greets,

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B-model 170566 was seen as well. Don't know which CN, BF-170/171?

Greets,

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.

[Starfighter_F-104G]

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 delivered out of NAS Fort Worth to NAS Fort Worth, Oct 28, 2024. Rather than turning right it turned left to join the 301 FW, 457 FS "Spads."

SPAD TO THE BONE.

[Starfighter_F-104G]

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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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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From FACO Cameri
31/10/24 ff F-35A AL29 MM7379/32-24

[Belgaviation]

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.