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USAF F-35A #08-0749 (AF-11) is seen on its ferry flight from Fort Worth Texas heading to Eglin AFB where it will join fellow F-35s with the 58th FS on August 31st, 2011. [Lockheed Martin photo by Angel DelCueto Keen]

Lt. Col. Eric 'Emmitt' Smith flies #08-0750 (AF-12), the 5th F-35 to be delivered to Eglin AFB's 33rd FW as it departs NAS Fort Worth JRB on October 19th, 2011. [Lockheed Martin photo by DelCueto Keen]

USAF F-35A #08-0751 (AF-13) takes off for delivery to Eglin AFB on October 26th, 2011 with USMC Maj. Joseph Bachmann at the controls. [Lockheed Martin photo by Angel DelCueto]

USAF pilot Lt. Col. Dwayne Opella and Lockheed Martin test pilot Mark Ward fly F-35A aircraft AF-6 and AF-7 from Edwards AFB for maturity flight software testing on July 15th, 2011. [Lockheed Martin photo by Tom Reynolds]

Lockheed Martin test pilot Bill Gigliotti flew the ninth production model of the F-35A (AF-14 - serial number #09-5001) on its inaugural flight on March 2nd, 2012 from NAS Fort Worth. The aircraft is the first produced under the third Low Rate Initial Production contract....

Lockheed Martin test pilot Al Norman flew the tenth production model of the F-35A (AF-15 - serial number #09-5002) on its inaugural flight on March 3rd, 2012 from NAS Fort Worth. The aircraft is the second produced under the third Low Rate Initial Production contract....

The F-35A Lightning II JSF lifts off for its first training sortie on March 6th, 2012 at Eglin AFB. It’s the first flight of any 33rd FW F-35 since their arrival to the base. [USAF photo by Randy Gon]
See also: Eglin launches first F-35 sortie

The F-35A Lightning II JSF taxis out for its first training sortie followed by an F-16 chase aircraft on March 6th, 2012 at Eglin AFB. [USAF photo by Samuel King Jr.]
See also: Eglin launches first F-35 sortie

Lockheed Martin test pilot Bill Gigliotti flew first Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II from LRIP, Lot 3, a conventional takeoff and landing variant known as AF-14, on its inaugural flight from NAS Fort Worth on March 2nd, 2012. [Lockheed Martin photo by Angel DelCueto]