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Workers at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas, prepare to load the first F-35 aft fuselage into its assembly fixture on June 2. The completed aft fuselage, built by BAE Systems in Samlesbury, England, was shipped on time on May 27. Next week, the section will be joined to the existing aircraft assembly, visible behind the aft fuselage. The Lockheed Martin-built front fuselage and wing and the Northrop Grumman-built center fuselage comprise the remainder of the F-35's airframe. [LMTAS photo ]
See also: All major sections of first F-35 now in place