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F-35A Nose Gear Collapses After Parking Following Emergency Landing At Eglin Air Force Base

August 22, 2018 David Cenciotti 0

A “ground mishap” has just occurred to an F-35A Lightning II at Eglin Air Force Base. Nose gear collapse Just in from 33rd FW: “An F-35A Lightning II, assigned to the 58th Fighter Squadron, experienced […]

[Photos] Eurofighter Typhoons escort three British and American F-35Bs arriving in the UK for the first time

June 29, 2016 David Cenciotti 2

Here are some cool photographs of the first British F-35B welcomed by the RAF Typhoons and escorted to the first landing in UK. On Jun. 29, the first British F-35B Lightning II, piloted by RAF […]

Here are the photos of the U.S. Air Force F-35A damaged by engine fire last year

June 6, 2015 David Cenciotti 17

The U.S. Air Force has released the report and photos of the mishap suffered by an F-35A Lightning II in June 2014. A U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command (AETC) Investigation Board […]

U.S. Navy F-35C aircraft conduct first detachment visit at NAS Lemoore

April 20, 2015 David Cenciotti 1

Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101, the “Grim Reapers,” based at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, deployed with its F-35s to NAS Lemoore, the future basing site for the F-35C. VFA-101, the U.S. Navy newest F-35 […]

Amazing shots of a frozen F-35 Lightning II jet during all-weather climatic testing

January 30, 2015 David Cenciotti 15

An F-35 Lightning II has endured extreme weather temperatures to certify the capability of the Joint Strike Fighter to deploy to any place of the world. An F-35B, a STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) […]