US Air Force - ACC F-35s



  • 11-5024
    Lockheed Martin test pilot Bill Gigliotti was at the controls for the first flight of USAF F-35A #11-5024. The flight occurred on October 7th, 2013 with takeoff and landing at NAS Fort Worth. [Photo by Carl Richards]
  • 11-5021
    USAF F-35A #11-5021 is spotted on November 1st, 2013. [Lockheed photo by Carl Richards]
  • 11-5020
    USAF F-35A #11-5020 is photographed on a test flight. [Lockheed photo by Darin Russell]
  • 12-5049
    USAF F-35A #12-5049 on delivery to Nellis AFB on January 15th, 2015. [Lockheed photo]
  • 12-5049_001
    An F-35A Lightning II #12-5049, piloted by Capt. Brent Golden, 16th WPS instructor, taxis on the flightline at Nellis AFB on January 15th, 2015. Golden flew the F-35 directly from the Lockheed Martin plant in Fort Worth, Texas, to its new home at the U.S. Air Force Weapons School. [USAF photo by A1C. Mikaley Towle]
  • 16WPS
    Capt. Brent Golden, 16th WPS instructor, poses for a photo in front of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School’s first assigned F-35A Lightning II at Nellis AFB, on January 15, 2015. Golden piloted the aircraft from Lockheed Martin’s plant in Fort Worth, Texas, to its new home at the USAFWS. [USAF photo by SSgt. Siuta B. Ika]
  • 12-5049_002
    USAF F-35A Lightning II #12-5049, piloted by Captain Brent Golden, 16th Weapons Squadron instructor, launches from the Lockheed Martin plant in Fort Worth on January 15th, 2015. Golden is flying the F-35 directly from the plant to its new home at the U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. [Lockheed photo by Randy Crites]
  • 12-5053
    USAF F-35A #12-5053 from the 16th WPS is spotted at NAS Fort Worth on February 6th, 2015. Marked as '57WG' commander. [Photo by Keith Snyder]
  • 12-5051
    USAF F-35A #12-5051 of the 16th WPS is coming inj for landing with gear down. [Photo by Pieter van Polanen]
  • 12-5051_001
    USAF F-35A #12-5051 from the FWS is seen overhead at Nellis AFB on March 23rd, 2015. [Photo by Bruce Smith]
  • 12-5049
    USAF F-35A #12-5049 of the 16th WPS sits under a sun shade on the flightline at Nellis AFB. The Air Force Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer program office and a small business partner have developed high-temperature, abrasion-resistant coating to improve reliability and maintainability. The F-35 is but one of the weapon systems to benefit from this technology. [USAF photo by Amn. 1st Cl. Mikaley Towle]
  • 12-5055
    USAF F-35A #12-5055 is seen coming into land at Nellis AFB on May 12th, 2015. [Photo by Bruce Smith]
  • 13-5067
    USAF F-35A #13-5067 rolled out of Lockheed Martin's aircraft final finishes facility on April 29th, 2015 with the first set of vertical tails manufactured by the Australian company Marand. [USNavy photo by Beth Steel]
  • 13-5073
    USAF F-35A #13-5073 from the 422nd TES and coded OT is seen during a test flight at NAS Fort Worth in August of 2015. [Photo by Keith Snyder]
  • 13-5071
    USAF F-35A #13-5071 of the 34th FS piloted by Col. David Lyons, 388th FW commander, touches down at Hill AFB on September 2nd, 2015. This and another the other F-35 #13-5072 piloted by Lt. Col. Yosef Morris, 34th FS director of operations, were the first two operational F-35s to be received at the base. [USAF photo by Todd Cromar]