USAF F-35A #08-0746, the third production model of the F-35 Lightning II, completed its inaugural flight on May 6th, 2011 from NAS Fort Worth with Lockheed Martin test pilot Bill Gigliotti at the controls. [Lockheed Martin photo by Carl Richards]
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F-35 # AF-08
First flight on May 6th, 2011 at Fort Worth. Pilot for the sortie was Lockheed Martin test pilot Bill Gigliotti.
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