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Initial flight of the F-35 Lightning II on Dec. 15, 2006 over Fort Worth, Texas. [LMTAS photo by David Drais]

The F-35A, AA-1, inbound for landing after its first flight on December 15th, 2006. [Photo by Dipstick]

The F-35A, AA-1, inbound for landing after its first flight on December 15th, 2006. [Photo by Dipstick]

The F-35 Lightning II cruises over North Texas at 20,000 feet on Monday, Jan. 8. F-35 Chief Test Pilot Jon Beesley described the aircraft as "dazzling" as he put it through a battery of handling and propulsion tests on its second flight. [LMTAS photo]
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F-35 Lightning II ninth flight - March 13th, 2007 [LMTAS photo]

F-35 Lightning II ninth flight - March 13th, 2007 [LMTAS photo]

Lightning II takes off on Thursday morning April 5th, 2007 from NAS Fort Worth. [Photo by Keith Robinson]

Landing after its morning test flight on April 5th, 2007. [Photo by Keith Robinson]

Flight #12 on April 11th, 2007. The first flight with Jeff Knowles, the second-ever F-35 pilot, at the controls. [Photo by Joshua Smith]