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Airframe Details for F-35 #BF-09

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Aircraft: BF-09
	LM Aero T/V	BF-09
	Plant	LMTAS
	Local C/N
	Delivered	USMC 168060 F-35B
	Current	USMC 168060 F-35B
	Status	[act]
Lockheed Martin test pilot Bill Gigliotti flew the eleventh production F-35 Lightning II, an F-35B called BF-9 (Navy Bureau Number 168060), on its inaugural flight on March 6th, 2012.

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Aircraft History

Date

Status

Local S/N

Airforce/Unit

Version

Name

Info

04 May 2012

[act]

168060

F-35B

10 May 2012

[act]

168060

USMC VMFAT-501 'VM-04'

F-35B

Ferry Flight to Eglin AFB.

Sep 2017

[act]

168060

USMC VMFAT-501 'VM-06'

F-35B

May 2018

[act]

168060

USMC VMFAT-501 'VM-51'

F-35B

Wearing colorful blue markings high viz markings.

Abbreviations and symbols:

[act]	Active	[i/a]	Instructional Airframe	[sto]	Stored (e.g. at AMARG)
[cld]	Cancelled Order	[msh]	Involved in Mishap	[w/o]	Write-off
[con]	Converted	[o/o]	On Order
[des]	Destroyed (drone)	[pre]	Preserved (museum, gateguard)	T/V	LM Aero Type/Version (Construction) number
[emb]	Embargoed	[scr]	Scrapped		Photo Available

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