US Navy F-35s



  • 169029
    USN F-35C BuNo #169029 landing at NAS Fort Worth on January 7th, 2015. [Photo by Zane Adams]
  • 169033
    USN F-35C #169033 from VFA-101 is coming in for landing at NAS Fort Worth on February 13th, 2015. [Photo by Keith Snyder]
  • 169032
    USNavy F-35C #169032, destined for VFA-101, on a test flight at NAS Fort Worth on March 7th, 2015. [Photo by Keith Snyder]
  • 168735
    Marine Corps test pilot Maj. Richard Rusnok was at the controls of USNavy F-35C #168735 on a test mission from the F-35 Integrated Test Force at the Air Force Test Center at Edwards AFB, when the aircraft surpassed 100 flight hours on May 8th, 2014. [Lockheed photo by Tom Reynolds]
  • CF-05_001
    Lockheed Martin test pilot Dan Canin was flying an asymmetric stores test mission when F-35C CF-05 reached the 100-hour milestone on flight 66 on July 22nd, 2014. [Lockheed photo by Dane Wiedmann]
  • CF-03_001
    USNavy test pilots Cmdr. Tony Wilson Lt. Cmdr. Theodore Dyckman, flying CF-03 and CF-05 respectively, perform the first catapult launches from the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) on the second day of at-sea testing for the F-35C on November 4th, 2014. [Lockheed photo by Dane Wiedmann]
  • 168734
    USNavy F-35C #168734 piloted by Lt. Cmdr. Chris Tabert, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101, flies the squadron's first local sortie. VFA-101, based at Eglin AFB, serves as the F-35C Fleet Replacement Squadron, training both aircrew and maintenance personnel to fly and repair the F-35C. [Lockheed photo by Liz Kaszynski]
  • F-35
    Two F-35C Lightning II aircraft before a break maneuver with an F/A-18E Super Hornet from NAS Lemoore on April 14th, 2015. The flight is part of a six-day visit by the Grim Reapers of VFA-101 to NAS Lemoore, the future basing site for the F-35C. [USNavy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Darin Russell]
  • 169030
    USNavy F-35C #169030 from VFA-101 is taking off for a training sortie. [Photo by Steve Gurley]
  • 169035
    USNavy F-35C #169035 from VFA-101 is parked on the tarmac at NAS Oceana on September 20th, 2015. [Photo by Freetraveler]
  • 169034
    USNavy F-35C #169034 from VFA-101 is coming in for landing at NAS Fort Worth on March 25th, 2015. [Airliners.net photo by Agustin Anaya]
  • 169303
    USNavy F-35C #169303 is destined for VFA-101 spotted here on a test flight at NAS Fort Worth on June 24th, 2016. [Photo by Keith Snyder]
  • 169162
    USNavy F-35C #169162 assigned to VFA-101, the Navy’s F-35C Fleet replacement squadron, lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) on August 14th, 2016 in the Atlantic Ocean. [USNavy photo by MCS. 2nd Cl. Kris R. Lindstrom]
  • 169163
    USNavy F-35C #169163 assigned to the Grim Reapers of VFA-101, the Navy’s F-35C Fleet replacement squadron, launches off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) on August 14th, 2016. [USNavy photo by MCS. 2nd Cl. Kris R. Lindstrom]
  • 169160
    USNavy F-35C #169160 assigned to the Grim Reapers of VFA-101, the Navy’s F-35C Fleet replacement squadron, launches off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) on August 14th, 2016. [USNavy photo by MCS. 2nd Cl. Kris R. Lindstrom]