F-35 Lightning II developments

[raameagle]

IIRC VMFA-242 left four behind in the States after their spring deployment.
169626 was read as WH/14 (along with the other 9 from the Sqn) by me at Nellis at the beginning of August.
Regards
Mark

The tenth jet operated by VMFA-542 is 169626 coded WH-14
Regards
Mark

So VMFA-242 left 1 F-35B in CONUS after their spring deployment?

[tally]

CF-94, 170502 nmks delivered to Cherry Point, Sep 25, 2024.

[Starfighter_F-104G]

Delivery to unfortunately an unknown destination, Sep 17, 2024.
CF-93, 170501 nmks. This one went ENE.

17-09-2024 F-35C CF-093 170501 delivered to VMFA-251 (first aircraft assigned)
25-09-2024 F-35C CF-094 170502 delivered to VMFA-251

[Starfighter_F-104G]

AF-440, 22-5956/TY 95 FS f/f today, Aug 19, 2024.

LM tried to deliver CF-96, 170539 but they had some sort of issue that could not be resolved. Imagine it will go in the next day or so.

Fort Worth
F-35C CF-096 170539 nm test flight 21-09-2024
F-35C CF-101 170544 nm test flight 25-09-2024

[tally]

Todays deliveries, Oct 3, 2024.
AF-406, 22-5706/WI as Hustler 91 to Truax Field.
AF-408, 22-5708/TY as strike xx to Tyndall.
CF-106, 170549 nmks as Hustler 93 to Lemoore.

[Starfighter_F-104G]

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

[tally]

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.

[Flyboy]

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.

Are you referring to the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 crash of 18 sept 2023? Or is there a second one...

[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.

Are you referring to the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 crash of 18 sept 2023? Or is there a second one...

mishap date is 17 Sept 2023 NOT 18

[tally]

In Sep 2023 correct.

[tally]

Delivery
AF-411, 22-5711/LN to Nellis, October 8, 2024.

[Piet Luijken]

Any reason for the LN bird to go to Nellis iso Lakenheath? TR3 testing?

[Starfighter_F-104G]

Any reason for the LN bird to go to Nellis iso Lakenheath? TR3 testing?

It has already been explained.
LN needs Full Combat Capability aircraft while these only have the SW Bk4 Release 1 (40P01)

[Piet Luijken]

Not an answer why this plane was send to Nellis…

[tally]

Not an answer why this plane was send to Nellis…

Part of the reason. LN wants all TR2 jets. So a decision was made to swap out LN scheduled deliveries with other units and instead LN will get some older models from other units instead.