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Lt. Col. James Kromberg adjusts his helmet as he prepares to fly the F-35 Lightning II January, 30th 2008 at the Lockheed Martin facility at NAS Fort Worth, Texas. Colonel Kromberg's test flight marks the first time a military pilot flew the F-35. He is the 461st FTS director...
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F-35 at LM in Fort Worth. [Photo by Aldredjess]

F-35 Lighting II successfully completed its first ever mid-air refueling in a flight over North Texas on Wednesday 12th, 2008. A specially instrumented KC-135 tanker from Edwards AFB, is deployed to Fort Worth to support the refueling missions. [Photo by Lockheed Martin]
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The F-35B Lightning II tethered to a specially instrumented hover pit with its powerful engine running, tests its propulsion system in short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) mode on May 25th, 2008 at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas. [Lockheed Martin photo]
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The first Lockheed Martin F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing stealth fighter takes off from Lockheed Aeronautics in Fort Worth, Texas, on its inaugural flight Wednesday, June 11. [Lockheed Martin photo]
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F-35B on approach into NAS Fort Worth after a successful first flight on June 11th, 2008. [Photo by Keith Robinson]
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F-35B on approach into NAS Fort Worth after a successful first flight on June 11th, 2008. [Photo by Keith Robinson]
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F-35A numbered AA-1, landing as it goes past the Edwards Control Tower on October 1st at 1:30 p.m. The flight marks the first time the aircraft arrived here. The F-35 will perform series of tests, including airstart and noise testing. The aircraft flew in from NAS Fort Worth,...
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An F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, marked AA-1, lands at an Edwards runway on October 23rd, 2008. The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Test Force concluded an air start testing here. [USAF photo by SrA. Julius Delos Reyes]
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