US Air Force - ACC F-35s



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    USAF F-35A #09-5005 from the 31st TES is seen landing after its first flight from Fort Worth on May 17th, 2012. [Photo by Tally]
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    USAF F-35A #09-5005 from the 31st TES is seen landing after its first flight from Fort Worth on May 17th, 2012. [Photo by Tally]
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    USAF F-35A #09-5004 from the 31st TES is taking off for its first flight from Fort Worth on May 17th, 2012. [Photo by Tally]
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    USAF F-35A #09-5004 from the 31st TES is taking off for its first flight from Fort Worth on May 17th, 2012. [Photo by Tally]
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    Lockheed Martin test pilot Al Norman was at the controls for the first flight of F-35A #09-5006 (AF-19) on June 9th, 2012 from NAS Fort Worth. [Photo by Carl Richards]
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    Lockheed Martin test pilot Al Norman flew F-35A AF-20 (USAF serial no: 09-5007) on its inaugural flight on August 6th, 2012 from NAS Fort Worth. [Photo by Carl Richards]
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    Lockheed Martin test pilot Paul Hattendorf flew F-35A production number AF-22 (USAF serial No: 10-5010) on its inaugural flight on October 14th, 2012 from NAS Fort Worth. [Lockheed Martin photo by Carl Richards]
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    Lockheed Martin test pilot Paul Hattendorf is at the controls for the first flight of F-35A AF-21 (USAF serial no: 10-5009) on October 20th, 2012. The flight was from NAS Fort Worth. [Lockheed Martin photo by Carl Richards]
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    USAF F-35A #10-5012 makes it first flight from NAS Fort Worth with test pilot Bill Gigliotti at the controls on November 6th, 2012. [Photo by Carl Richards]
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    USAF F-35A #10-5011 first flight takes place on November 7th, 2012 flown by Lockheed Martin test pilot Paul Hattendorf from NAS Fort Worth. [Photo by Carl Richards]
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    Maj. Gen Jeff Lofgren, USAF Warfare Center commander and Brig. Gen. Charles Moore, 57th Wing commander greet an F-35 Lighting IIs at Nellis AFB on March 6th, 2013. The F-35's Pratt and Whitney F135 engine delivers over 60 percent more thrust in an aircraft of the same weight. [USAF photo by Lawrence Crespo]
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    Two Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft land at Nellis AFB on March 6th, 2013. The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a single-seat, single-engine, fifth generation, multirole fighter that’s able to perform ground attack, reconnaissance and air defense missions with stealth capability. [USAF photo by A1C. Jason Couillard]
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    A Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II lands at Nellis AFB on March 6th, 2013. The F-35 has three main models; the F-35A is a conventional takeoff and landing variant, the F-35B is a short take off and vertical-landing variant and the F-35C is an aircraft carrier-based variant. [USAF photo by A1C. Jason Couillard]
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    One of two Lockheed Martin F-35 Lighting IIs lands at Nellis AFB on March 6th, 2013. The aircraft, F-35A AF-21 (USAF serial no: #10-5009) assigned to the 422nd TES, has a maximum speed of more than Mach 1.6. [USAF photo by A1C. Christopher Tam]
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    A crew chief assigned to the 57th AMXS Lightning Aircraft Maintenance Unit marshals F-35A AF-21 (USAF serial no: #10-5009) into its parking spot after arriving March 6th, 2013 at Nellis AFB. The two F-35s will be assigned to the 422nd TES. [USAF photo by Lawrence Crespo]