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Airframe Details for F-35 #BK-02

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Aircraft: BK-02
LM Aero T/V BK-02
Plant LMTAS
Local C/N
Delivered RAF & RN ZM136
F-35B
Current RAF & RN ZM136
F-35B
Status [act]
Lockheed Martin test pilot Bill Gigliotti flew a 1.4-hour inaugural flight of F-35B BK-2 (serial number ZM136) from NAS Fort Worth JRB on July 11th, 2012.


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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
30 Aug 2012 [act] ZM136 F-35B
US local S/N: 168316.
19 Oct 2012 [act] ZM136 USAF 461 FLTS F-35B
Ferried along with F-35 BF-16 to Eglin AFB, Florida.
Feb 2016 [act] ZM136 RAF 17 sqn F-35B
Works along side the 461st FLTS at Edwards AFB, California.
Sep 2020 [act] ZM136 RAF 17 sqn F-35B


Abbreviations and symbols:
[act] Active [i/a] Instructional Airframe [sto] Stored (e.g. at AMARG)
[cld] Cancelled Order [msh] Involved in Mishap [w/o] Write-off
[con] Converted [o/o] On Order
[des] Destroyed (drone) [pre] Preserved (museum, gateguard) T/V LM Aero Type/Version (Construction) number
[emb] Embargoed [scr] Scrapped Photo Available
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