F-35B BF-17 First Flight

Posted 24 July 2012
Photo by Tom Harvey

Lockheed Martin test pilot Bill Gigliotti flew F-35B BF-17 (US Navy Bureau Number 168313) on its inaugural 1.2-hour flight on 24 July 2012 from NAS Fort Worth JRB, Texas. The aircraft will be assigned to VMFAT-501 at Eglin AFB, Florida.

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