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Aircraft: BF-02
LM Aero T/V BF-02
Plant LMTAS
Local C/N
Delivered USMC BF-02
F-35B
Current USMC BF-02
F-35B
Status [i/a]
Rolled out on August 18th, 2008. First flight on February 25th, 2009.


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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
25 Feb 2009 [act] BF-02 F-35B
29 Dec 2009 [act] BF-02 USNavy VX-23 F-35B

First F-35 to land on a ship.
Operated at NAS Patuxent River. Flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time on June 10th, 2010. The supersonic milestone was achieved on the 30th flight. USMC pilot Lt. Col. Matt Kelly climbed to 30,000 feet and accelerated to Mach 1.07 in the off-shore supersonic test track near NAS Patuxent River. First F-35 to land on a ship on October 3rd, 2011 from the USS Wasp (LHD-1) for initial sea trials along with BF-04. Wore ship name on the tail.
28 Aug 2018 [act] BF-02 USNavy VX-23 F-35B
Jun 2022 [i/a] BF-02 F-35B
At NAS Pensacola.


Abbreviations and symbols:
[act] Active [i/a] Instructional Airframe [sto] Stored (e.g. at AMARG)
[cld] Cancelled Order [msh] Involved in Mishap [w/o] Write-off
[con] Converted [o/o] On Order
[des] Destroyed (drone) [pre] Preserved (museum, gateguard) T/V LM Aero Type/Version (Construction) number
[emb] Embargoed [scr] Scrapped Photo Available
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