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Airbone now on delivery to Israel F-35I 924, 933, 935, and 937 as retro 51/4 with support od blue 02, KC-135.

Airborne slightly past 6am CST.

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tally wrote:Airbone now on delivery to Israel F-35I 924, 933, 935, and 937 as retro 51/4 with support od blue 02, KC-135.

Airborne slightly past 6am CST.

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Around 6pm local time landed safely at Lajes airport
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gluefan1 wrote:New delivery planned for today:
Four F-35i's (AS-15/924, AS-22/933,AS-23/935,AS-24/937) as Retro51 through 54 to Lajes airport (ETA 6pm local time).
After weekend stop they'll continue to Nevatim AFB and Tel-Nof AFB on Sunday Aug 02 8am.

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"Break-up" somewhat too prophetic, please don't use such negative terms in this forum :cry:
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F-35A 18-5354/AK "354FW", 18-5355/AK "355FS" and 18-5356/AK "356FS" arr. in Eielson AFB/AK on 31.07., see under Eielson AFB "F-35 Flagship arrival"
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Typhoon3030 wrote:F-35A 18-5354/AK "354FW", 18-5355/AK "355FS" and 18-5356/AK "356FS" arr. in Eielson AFB/AK on 31.07., see under Eielson AFB "F-35 Flagship arrival"

as reported here some days ago , date is 30-07-2020 not 31-07-2020
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Starfighter_F-104G wrote:
Typhoon3030 wrote:F-35A 18-5354/AK "354FW", 18-5355/AK "355FS" and 18-5356/AK "356FS" arr. in Eielson AFB/AK on 31.07., see under Eielson AFB "F-35 Flagship arrival"

as reported here some days ago , date is 30-07-2020 not 31-07-2020
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The four IAF F-35As 933, 935, 937 & 924 (in landing order) duly arrived at Nevatim 14.25Z on Tuesday 4th August. 924 will be allocated to the flight test center (manat) and has an extra blade aerial on the rear upper fuselage, apparently for data transmission. It may well have / gain other modifications.
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The IAF's second F-35i Adir Squadron (116) declared IOC
https://www.iaf.org.il/9285-52345-en/IAF.aspx
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Not sure what is going on at Lockheed. They must have run out of tail number paint. Yesterday saw a F-35A without marking as well as a F-35B.

Today however they found some paint prior to the first flight of AF-251, 18-5360, but only for the nose wheel door. No other markings are present.


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First flight F-35B BF-105, 169690, nmks other than Marines, Aug 18, 2020.

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Four F-35s to Hickam last Monday as ZESTY 91 flight, any idea which ones ?

Short soundclip: https://tinyurl.com/y5j4tzne
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KLU F-35A F-013 f/f Cameri 25-08-2020
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Dutchmil wrote:Four F-35s to Hickam last Monday as ZESTY 91 flight, any idea which ones ?

Short soundclip: https://tinyurl.com/y5j4tzne
I wonder if these were four more USMC ex Yuma for Iwakuni and VMFA-121?

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raameagle wrote:
Dutchmil wrote:Four F-35s to Hickam last Monday as ZESTY 91 flight, any idea which ones ?

Short soundclip: https://tinyurl.com/y5j4tzne
I wonder if these were four more USMC ex Yuma for Iwakuni and VMFA-121?

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I think these departed from Fort Worth, and were thought to be Korean?.
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