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Re: F-35 Lightning II developments

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18-06-2018
RETRO51 3xF-35I on delivery from FW diverted to Pease due to IFE
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Starfighter_F-104G wrote:18-06-2018
RETRO51 3xF-35I on delivery from FW diverted to Pease due to IFE
Perhaps AS-10, AS-11, and AS-12.
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F-35I 916 - 917 - 918 planed to arrive at Nevatin on Friday 22-06-2018
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F-35I 916 / 917 / 918 now planned to arrive on 24.06.2018

918 was the aircrafts with IFE
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And arrive they did.

Image916, 917 & 918 by Starman OK, on Flickr & you're just gonna have to take my word for the serials!

Interesting piece on the IAF official site, and I quote "Three additional F-35s landed Sunday at Nevatim Air Force Base ..... The planes joined the 140th Squadron (the Golden Eagle Squadron) ....." So it must be true.
Word on the "rehov" (hebrew for street) is that there is some infighting as to who will be the 2nd Fugly squadron, 116 formerly legacy F-16s at Nevatim were favourite, but 110 (former Ramat David F-16Cs) are pushing hard!
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Both Turkish F-35’s delivered to luke afb tuesday, june 26.

AF-149 15-5174 delivered to the 63 FS at luke afb, june 27.
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tally wrote:.
AF-154 15-5174 delivered to the 63 FS at luke afb, june 27.
AF-154 (15-5179) or 15-5174 (AF-149)?
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JCC140965 wrote:
tally wrote:.
AF-154 15-5174 delivered to the 63 FS at luke afb, june 27.
AF-154 (15-5179) or 15-5174 (AF-149)?
AF-149 that is.
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AU-07 F-35 F/F 02-07-2018
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AF-156 (15-5181/HL) first flight july 5, 2018.
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Follow up order for Japan is likely to happen. 20 to 25 new jets on top of existing order of 42 aircraft.


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AU-08 is also seen flying at Fort Worth on July 16th, 2018.
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This just in: Congress will prohibit the sale of F35s to Turkey until a report is submitted on purchasing the S-400.
The Hill is evaluating all foreign military sales to Turkey not just LockheedMartin's F-35.

https://twitter.com/LeeHudson_/status/1 ... 9806367744
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