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 Posted: Apr 06, 2012 - 03:34 PM
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Navy Readies F-35 Training Squadron April 05, 2012 Navy News | by Ensign Elizabeth Allen
http://www.military.com/news/article/na ... adron.html
"...“This is brand new aircraft platform from tooth to tail,” said Cmdr. Scott Kartvedt, commanding officer of VFA-101. “We’re not parlaying off any Navy stealth legacy programs or support systems. This will be the first new stealth and carrier-based tactical fighter aircraft since the introduction of the F/A-18 29 years ago.”
The original Fighter Squadron 101 (VF-101), nicknamed the “Grim Reapers,” was established on May 1, 1952 and flew various models of fighter aircraft including the F-4 Phantom and F-14 Tomcat. With the retirement of the F-14, VF-101 was disestablished in 2005.
To support the new Navy version of the F-35, VFA-101 will be re-established May 1 at a new hangar and training facility on Eglin AFB and will serve as the Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS), training pilots and maintainers for the fleet.
The first Sailors to help stand up VFA-101 will receive ‘Plank Owner’ certificates for their assistance with the new aircraft, new training facilities and redesignated squadron. As per Navy tradition, plank owners are individuals who were members of the crew of a ship when that ship was placed in commission....
...VFA-101 is a part of the 33rd Fighter Wing, a joint-service graduate flying and maintenance training wing responsible for F-35 A/B/C pilot and maintenance training for the Navy, Marine Corps, and the Air Force. Initially, 59 aircraft and three flying squadrons, one for each service’s aircraft variant will be based at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The F-35 Academic Training Center serves as the schoolhouse, where wing personnel expect to train more than 2,000 maintenance students and 100 pilots each year."
MUCH more at the JUMP (including a 'missspelt' 'lightening'). 
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marksengineer
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Posted: Apr 09, 2012 - 05:47 PM
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Noticed that both the Air Force and Marine F-35's so far assigned have no markings on their tails other than the respective squadron/wing codes and serials. Will the Navy follow the practice? Seems that the F-35 has even less markings than the F-22 which at least has a tail band.
Is it safe to assume for Navy F-35 squadrons that the day of colorful CAG jets is over? |
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bjr1028
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Posted: Apr 10, 2012 - 07:37 PM
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marksengineer wrote:
Noticed that both the Air Force and Marine F-35's so far assigned have no markings on their tails other than the respective squadron/wing codes and serials. Will the Navy follow the practice? Seems that the F-35 has even less markings than the F-22 which at least has a tail band.
Is it safe to assume for Navy F-35 squadrons that the day of colorful CAG jets is over?
Air Force jets are usually pretty plain jane when it comes to tail art with usually just a small command insignia then the Wing and Serial number. Navy/Marine Corps jets are much individualized when it comes to squadron markings.
The VMFAT-501 jets have the Tailcode on the rutter so you'll probably see the Warlords signature start-strutted fuselage stripe and tail arrow in short order. |
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