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Aircraft: AF-06 (07-0744)
	LM Aero T/V	AF-06
	Plant	LMTAS
	Local C/N
	Delivered	USAF 07-0744 F-35A
	Current	USAF 07-0744 F-35A
	Status	[act]
First flight on February 25th, 2011 at Fort Worth. Pilot for the sortie was Lockheed Martin test pilot Bill Gigliotti. This aircraft was the first production aircraft. Nicknamed "Honey Badger".

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Aircraft History

Date

Status

Local S/N

Airforce/Unit

Version

Name

Info

12 May 2011

[act]

07-0744

F-35A

13 May 2011

[act]

07-0744

'EG'

F-35A

Special characteristics:

Unit Markings: 58 FS

Excepted into USAF inventory. Following day (May 13) performed a 3.6hr ferry flight to Edwards AFB. Wore markings for the 58th Fighter Squadron but was delivered to the 461st Flight Test Squadron.

14 May 2011

[act]

07-0744

USAF 461 FLTS

F-35A

Dec 2011

[act]

07-0744

USAF 461 FLTS 'ED'

F-35A

Special characteristics:

Unit Markings: 461 FLTS

Markings were switched to 461st Flight Test Squadron after it was delivered to Edwards AFB instead of being delivered to Eglin AFB as was first intended. First night flight of an F-35 on January 18th, 2012.

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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