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Lockheed Martin F-35 Chief Test Pilot Jon Beesley was presented the 2006–2007 Iven C. Kincheloe Award on 29 September, the highest honor of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots. The award recognizes "outstanding professional accomplishment in the conduct of flight testing." Beesley was cited for his leadership and direct participation in the F-35 flight test program. He won the award previously in 1996 as part of the Air Force's F-117 Combined Test Force. During his thirty-year flight test career, Beesley has participated in the full-scale development of the F-117, F-16, YF-22, and F-22. Beesley is a Fellow in the test pilot organization, a high honor bestowed only through peer recognition.
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