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Aircraft: BF-13
LM Aero T/V BF-13
Plant LMTAS
Local C/N
Delivered USMC 168309
F-35B
Current USMC 168309
F-35B
Status [act]
Lockheed Martin test pilot Bill Gigliotti flew F-35B BF-13 (Navy Bureau Number 168309), on its inaugural flight on March 12th, 2012 from NAS Fort Worth.


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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
20 Jul 2012 [act] 168309 F-35B
Aug 2012 [act] 168309 USMC VMFAT-501 'VM-08' F-35B
Coded VM-08.
Feb 2018 [act] 168309 USMC VMFA-211 'CF-05' F-35B
Apr 2018 [act] 168309 USMC VMFA-122 'DC-05' F-35B
Jul 2019 [act] 168309 USMC VMFA-121 'VK-08' F-35B
Apr 2022 [act] 168309 USMC VMFAT-501 'VM-13' F-35B


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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