F-35 Lightning II – The Aviationist

388FW’s F-35s Deploy Again To The Middle East Two Weeks After The End Of Their First Combat Tour in The UAE

November 24, 2019 Stefano D'Urso 0

It’s been a busy year for Hill Air Force Base’s F-35s so let’s do a quick recap of what the 388th FW’s Lightning II have been up to during 2019. The 388th Fighter Wing at […]

OOOPS! First Dutch F-35A Accidentally Gets Foam Party Instead of Water Salute.

November 1, 2019 Tom Demerly 0

Fire Crews Were Supposed to Use Water, But Apparently Selected Foam Instead. In an embarrassing gaff by the Dutch military, the first operational F-35A Lightning II for the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNlAF) got coated […]

U.S. State Department Formally Approves Polish F-35 Procurement

September 12, 2019 Jacek Siminski 0

Poland to buy the F-35 Lightning II aircraft, becoming first ex-Warsaw Pact member to get the stealth jets. The US State Department issued a clearance for Poland to acquire the F-35 fifth-generation aircraft in a […]

Rapid Forge 2019: Four F-35A Aircraft Land In Powidz Airbase As Part Of The Stealth Jet’s First Deployment To Poland

July 16, 2019 Jacek Siminski 0

For the first time, F-35 Lightning II stealth aircraft landed in Poland. Four F-35As (15-5200, 17-5239, 17-5245, 17-5251) flying from Spangdahlem, accompanied by two F-15Es and C-130Js landed at the Polish Powidz Airbase on Jul. […]

U.S. Air Force F-35A Squadron Deploys To Aviano Air Base As Part Of European Theater Security Package

May 25, 2019 David Cenciotti 0

The USAF F-35A Lightning II fighter jets are at their first operational deployment to Italy. Flying as “Tabor 51-56”, and supported during the last part of their flight by KC-135 tankers from the 100th ARW […]