Maintainers from the 419th and 388th FW's Hill AFB, conduct preflight checks on an F-35A during Red Flag 17-1 at Nellis AFB on January 24th, 2017. [USAF photo by A1C. Nathan Byrnes]
The debut of the F-35A Lightning II at Red Flag has afforded the pilots and maintainers of the aircraft a chance to be a part of the Air Force's premier air-to-air combat training exercise.
The landing gear of an F-35A Lightning II collapsed after it landed at Hill Air Force Base around 10:45h following a routine training flight Monday. The pilot safely egressed the jet.
