F-35 Lightning II developments

Starfighter_F-104G · Post by **Starfighter_F-104G** » 13 Jun 2019, 14:08

Italian Navy F-35B BL-02 on delivery to VMFAT-101

left today FACO Cameri to CONUS via BIKF

Starfighter_F-104G · Post by **Starfighter_F-104G** » 14 Jun 2019, 02:23

F-35B BK018 f/f 12-06-2019

Coati · Post by **Coati** » 04 Jul 2019, 18:26

94 F-35 aircraft for the US Forces approved for FY2020, 16 more than originally requested by the Forces:

https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org ... ghter-jets

Seems to be:

64 F-35A USAF
10 F-35B USMC
10 F-35C USMC
10 F-35C USN

Total number or aircraft I have listed now for Lot-14 will be 171, reaching more than a 1000 production aircraft from Lot 1 till 14 (1017).

(Also 24 Super Hornets and 8 F-15EX will be ordered)

gluefan1 · Post by **gluefan1** » 11 Jul 2019, 02:02

Delivery of another two Israeli F-35i's.
Schedule to arrive Lajes airport on July 12th for a weekend stop on the way to Nevatim AFB in Israel.
Tail no' 925+926.

tally · Post by **tally** » 12 Jul 2019, 15:56

Headsup: Israeli F-35’s on the move, Jul 12.

Blue01 and Retro 51/2 airborne from NAS Fort Worth at 8:45 local.

Blue 01: KC-10: 79-1947 bl “McGuire”
Retro 51/2: F-35: 925 (17-5324), 926 (17-5325).

Tally

sdamico · Post by **sdamico** » 12 Jul 2019, 16:32

Noted flying c. 09-07-19:

F-35B BF-79 169615 USMC nm

SD

gluefan1 · Post by **gluefan1** » 13 Jul 2019, 02:53

tally wrote:Headsup: Israeli F-35’s on the move, Jul 12.
Blue01 and Retro 51/2 airborne from NAS Fort Worth at 8:45 local.
Blue 01: KC-10: 79-1947 bl “McGuire”
Retro 51/2: F-35: 925 (17-5324), 926 (17-5325).
Tally

TNX Tally
They landed safely in Lajes at sunset (around 9pm local time)
Images by Joao Toste in the link (Forum "Fresh" in Hebrew, the F-35 thread)
https://www.fresh.co.il/vBulletin/showt ... ost4700074

tally · Post by **tally** » 16 Jul 2019, 18:30

First flight: july 15, BF-80.

sp00k · Post by **sp00k** » 18 Jul 2019, 09:02

https://www.defensenews.com/air/2019/07 ... 5-program/

tally · Post by **tally** » 20 Jul 2019, 00:16

First flight July 19, 2019
AF-206, 17-5264/HL, 388 FW, 421 FS.
AS-18, 927, (17-5326).

Starfighter_F-104G · Post by **Starfighter_F-104G** » 26 Jul 2019, 06:21

Luke AFB 100st F-35A delivered 25-07-2019
F-008 assigned to 308FS

tally · Post by **tally** » 29 Jul 2019, 23:47

Delivery flights 29 July, 2019.
AF-205 as 17-5263/HL of the 388 FW, 34 FS to Hill AFB.
BF-78 as 169614 not sure to where but left with a "Wake" callsign so perhaps for VMFA-211. So Yuma most likely.

raameagle · Post by **raameagle** » 30 Jul 2019, 11:46

Tally,
I have 169612 as departing on delivery on 25 June and it's already been seen at Nellis on RF?
Regards
Mark

tally · Post by **tally** » 30 Jul 2019, 20:03

First flight: july 30, BF-81, 169617.

AHa · Post by **AHa** » 30 Jul 2019, 21:16

raameagle wrote:Tally,
I have 169612 as departing on delivery on 25 June and it's already been seen at Nellis on RF?
Regards
Mark

Hi,
Correct, I noted 169612 at Nellis on July 15th.

Rgds,
Alex

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