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Airframe Details for F-35 #BK-03

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Aircraft: BK-03
LM Aero T/V BK-03
Plant LMTAS
Local C/N
Delivered RAF & RN ZM137
F-35B
Current RAF & RN ZM137
F-35B
Status [act]
Lockheed Martin F-35 BK-3 (ZM137) first flight with test pilot Alan Norman at the controls on April 2nd, 2013.


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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
04 Jun 2013 [act] ZM137 F-35B
US local S/N: 168737.
25 Jun 2013 [act] ZM137 USAF 461 FLTS F-35B
03 Feb 2015 [act] ZM137 USMC VMFAT-501 F-35B
First British F-35B at MCAS Beaufort on February 3rd, 2015. The jet was flown by RAF pilot Hugh Nichols, the UK senior national representative from Eglin AFB.
17 Apr 2018 [act] ZM137 RAF 617 sqn F-35B
16 Jul 2019 [act] ZM137 RAF 207 sqn F-35B


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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