On Jul. 11, 2012, F-35B BK-2 took the air from NAS Fort Worth JRB for the aircraft’s inaugural flight. Piloted by Lockheed Martin test pilot Bill Gigliotti, the second F-35 produced for the United Kingdom (serial number ZM136), flew a 1.4-hour maiden flight.
It will join other F-35s at the training center at Eglin AFB, Florida, later this year.
BK1, the UK’s first of three development aircraft (serial ZM135), made its inaugural test flight on Apr. 13.
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