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Aircraft: BF-03
LM Aero T/V BF-03
Plant LMTAS
Local C/N
Delivered USMC BF-03
F-35B
Current USMC BF-03
F-35B
Status [act]
Rolled out on January 21st, 2009. First flight on February 2nd, 2010 with Jon Beesley being the pilot.


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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
Unknown [act] BF-03 F-35B
17 Feb 2010 [act] BF-03 F-35B
Delivered to Patuxent River. Aircraft used mainly to evaluate systems and expand the aircraft’s aerodynamic and structural-loads envelope. The airplane will also test weapons the F-35B will use in combat. Over the Atlantic Test Ranges on June 12th, 2015 this aircraft with RAF test pilot Squadron Leader Andy Edgell dropped two inert 500-pound Paveway IV's.


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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