Under cloudy skies and brisk winds, a crowd of about 200 team members, family members and dignitaries were on hand as the first two F-35 Lighting II Joint Strike Fighters, AF-01 and AF-02, arrived at Edwards on May 17th, 2010. [USAF photo by Rob Dunsmore]
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News: Edwards receives first two F-35A's [2010-05-20]
Two F-35A Lightning II stealth Joint Strike Fighters left their final-assembly site in Fort Worth, Texas and flew nonstop to Edwards Air Force Base, May 17.
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F-35 Lighting II Joint Strike Fighters, AF-01 and AF-02, arrived at Edwards AFB. First F-35 to pass 1000 flight hours on June 11th, 2014. Maj. Charles Trickey, a 461st Flight Test Squadron test pilot, fired the 25 mm GAU-22/A Gatling gun for the first time while in flight on October 30th, 2015 over China Lake Weapon Range, California.
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