US Navy F-35s



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    USNavy F-35C CF-6 is painted for its future assignment to VFA-101 at Eglin AFB, Florida. [Lockheed Martin photo by Randy Crites]
  • CF-06_001.jpg
    USNavy F-35C (CF-06) spotted during its first flight at NAS Fort Worth on February 14th, 2013. [Photo by Carl Richards]
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    The first Lockheed Martin production model F-35C carrier variant, known as CF-6, raises its landing gear on takeoff on its first sortie on February 14th, 2013 from NAS Fort Worth. [Lockheed Martin photo by Angel DelCueto]
  • VFA-101
    Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Tabert, F-35C Lightning II USN instructor pilot from VFA-101 lands this afternoon at Eglin AFB after a two hour flight from Fort Worth. VFA-101 received the Navy's first F-35C Lightning II carrier variant aircraft from Lockheed Martin. [USAF photo by Maj. Karen Roganov]
  • VF-101
    Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Tabert, F-35C instructor pilot, taxis the F-35C Lightning II in after landing at Eglin AFB. The USN's VFA-101 received the Navy's first F-35C Lightning II carrier variant aircraft from Lockheed Martin on June 22nd, 2013. [USAF photo by Maj. Karen Roganov]
  • VFA-101
    The first F-35C Lightning II sortie takes off from the USN F-35 Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-101 at Eglin AFB on August 14th, 2013. [USAF photo by Samuel King Jr.]
  • VFA-101
    The first F-35C Lightning II sortie takes off from the USN F-35 Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-101 at Eglin AFB on August 14th, 2013. [USAF photo by Samuel King Jr.]
  • VFA-101
    The first F-35C Lightning II sortie takes off from the USN F-35 Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-101 at Eglin AFB on August 14th, 2013. [USAF photo by Samuel King Jr.]
  • Navy
    A Navy F-35C Lightning II taxies back in to Eglin AFB after a local sortie on August 14th, 2013. [USAF photo by Samuel King Jr.]
  • CF-08
    USNavy F-35C CF-08 with a moonrise in the background at Edwards AFB in September of 2013. [Lockheed Martin photo]
  • F-35C
    USNavy F-35C test aircraft flies in afterburner with external stores and pylons from NAS Patuxent River, to a test range on September 27th, 2013. The aircraft is also fitted with a spin recovery chute for high angle of attack testing. [Lockheed Martin photo]
  • CF-07
    USNavy F-35C (CF-07) #168734 on its inaugural flight with test pilot Al Norman on March 14th, 2013 from NAS Fort Worth . [Lockheed photo by Carl Richards]
  • CF-08
    USNavy F-35C (CF-08) #168735 seen here on firs flight on June 20th, 2013 at NAS Fort Worth. [Lockheed photo by Carl Richards]
  • 168841
    USNavy F-35C #168841 takes off for the first time on September 26th, 2013 at NAS Fort Worth. [Lockheed photo by Carl Richards]
  • 168842
    USNavy F-35C #168842 at NAS Fort Worth Texas on December 23rd, 2013 seen on its first flight. [Lockheed photo by Carl Richards]