02.11.2012 - F-35 Lightning II zaznamenal 500. vzlet

Just 16 days it took to complete a further 100 take-offs of both versions of the fighter the F-35A (for air force) and the F-35B (for the marines) in the course of operations 58. fighter squadron 33. fighter wings, which began 6.3.2012. The Program accelerates, the first 100 take-offs took full 123 days. Along with the pilots are practicing and a group of technicians so that maintenance time reduced to a minimum.
In the spring join the program and of the naval version of the F-35C and currently, the F-35 training the first pilots and mechanics of the british RAF.

Base Eglin AFB hosts the largest group of these aircraft, a total of 22 machines

Source : http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123325257.
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