US Air Force - AETC F-35s



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    USAF F-35A #17-5249 destined for the 308th FS is photographed on a test flight at NAS Fort Worth on April 5th, 2019. [Photo by Keith Snyder]
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    USAF F-35A #17-5249 destined for the 308th FS is seen departing NAS Fort Worth on a test flight on April 5th, 2019. [Photo by Brandon Thetford]
  • 17-5253
    USAF F-35A #17-5253 destined for a Luke AFB unit is seen departing the Lockheed Plant in Fort Worth on its first flight on April 25, 2019. [Photo by Txafterburner]
  • 15-5174
    USAF F-35A #15-5174 from the 61st FS is serving as one of the F-35A demo aircraft at Barksdale AFB's show on May 17th, 2019. [Photo by Keith Snyder]
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    USAF F-35A #15-5191 from the 61st FS is serving as one of the F-35A demo aircraft at Barksdale AFB's show on May 17th, 2019. [Photo by Keith Snyder]
  • 17-5271
    USAF F-35A #17-5271 destined for the 56th FW is seen on a test flight at NAS Fort Worth on September 27th, 2019. [Photo by Keith Snyder]
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    USAF F-35A #13-5081 from the 56th FW is serving as the F-35A Demo Team aircraft at Wings Over Houston on October 18th, 2019. [Photo by Keith Snyder]
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    USAF F-35A #13-5075 from the 56th FW is serving as the F-35A Demo Team aircraft at Wings Over Houston on October 19th, 2019. [Photo by Keith Snyder]
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    USAF F-35A #18-5413 is headed to the 61st FS when spotted on a test flight at NAS Fort Worth on January 24th, 2020. This in fact was a Turkish jet already on the production line before their order got cancelled. All those airframes in that production state will be built and redirected to the USAF. [Photo by Keith Snyder]
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    USAF F-35A #18-5414 in the colors of the 61st FS is seen on a local test flight at NAS Fort Worth on January 31st, 2020. This is the second Turkish F-35 to be rerouted to the USAF. [Photo by Keith Snyder]
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    USAF F-35A #18-5415 destined for the 61st FS is departing the Lockheed Plant in Fort Worth on a test flight on February 7th, 2020. [Photo by Texasafterburner]
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    The third redirected Turkish bird is USAF F-35A #18-5415 carrying the markings of its intended owner the 63rd FS spotted during a test flight at NAS Fort Worth on February 7th, 2020. [Photo by Keith Snyder]
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    USAF F-35A #18-5416 is marked for the 63rd FS when seen on a test flight at NAS Fort Worth on February 21st, 2020. This is yet another Turkish cancelled airframe. [Photo by Keith Snyder]
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    USAF F-35A #18-5417 is destined for the 56th FW, spotted on a local test flight at NAS Fort Worth on October 2nd, 2020. This is yet another of the jets from the cancelled Turkish AF contract. [Photo by Keith Snyder]
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    USAF F-35A #18-5415 is destined for the 63rd FS when spotted on a test sortie from NAS Fort Worth in October of 2020. [Photo by David Chng]