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LM: international F-35 aircraft fleet begins build up at Eglin Air Force Base

Fort Worth, Usa - After a 90 minute ferry flight

ZM135, a British F-35B and the first international Lockheed Martin Lightning II airplane, takes off from Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base at 9:03 am CDT en route for Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., United Kingdom Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Jim Schofield piloted the short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) jet for the 90 minute ferry flight. The UK officially took ownership of...

fra/pec - 1143751
Rome, Italy, 07/24/2012 16:15
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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