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The first night flight in the history of the Lockheed Martin F-35 program was completed January 18th, 2012 at Edwards AFB. Piloted by Lockheed Martin Test Pilot Mark Ward, AF-06, an F-35A CTOL variant, launched at 17.05h PST and landed after sunset at 18.22h. [Lockheed Martin...

The first night flight in the history of the Lockheed Martin F-35 program was completed January 18th, 2012 at Edwards AFB. Piloted by Lockheed Martin Test Pilot Mark Ward, AF-06, an F-35A CTOL variant, launched at 17.05h PST and landed after sunset at 18.22h. [Lockheed Martin...

The first night flight in the history of the Lockheed Martin F-35 program was completed January 18th, 2012 at Edwards AFB. Piloted by Lockheed Martin Test Pilot Mark Ward, AF-06, an F-35A CTOL variant, launched at 17.05h PST and landed after sunset at 18.22h. [Lockheed Martin...

F-35A #07-0744 is performing its first night flight during flight number 57 with pilot Mark Ward at the controls on January 18th, 2012 from Edwards AFB. [Lockheed photo]

F-35A #07-0744 is performing its first night flight during flight number 57 with pilot Mark Ward at the controls on January 18th, 2012 from Edwards AFB. [Lockheed photo]

USAF F-35A #08-7046, the third production model of the F-35 Lightning II, completed its inaugural flight on May 6th, 2011 from NAS Fort Worth with Lockheed Martin test pilot Bill Gigliotti at the controls. [Lockheed Martin photo by Carl Richards]

USAF F-35A #07-7045 (known as AF-07) is seen being ferried to Edwards AFB on May 6th, 2011 to begin its flight testing program. Maj. Scott 'Shark' McLaren, U.S. Air Force pilot with the 461st FLTS flew AF-7 on its three hour mission from the Lockheed Martin F-35 production...
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The F-35 Lightning II jet known as AF-7 arrives at Edwards AFB on May 6th, 2011 to begin its flight testing program. Flown by Maj. Scott 'Shark' McLaren, USAF Test pilot with the 461st FLTS at Edwards AFB. [Lockheed Martin photo by Darin Russell]
See also: Lockheed Martin delivers first USAF production F-35

USAF F-35A #08-7046 completed its inaugural flight on May 6th, 2011 from NAS Fort Worth with Lockheed Martin test pilot Bill Gigliotti at the controls. [Lockheed Martin photo by Angel DelCueto]