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Final Lockheed Martin development F-35 takes flight

written by australianaviation.com.au | May 24, 2011
F-35C CF-3, the final development F-35, takes off at Fort Worth for the first time.

Lockheed Martin has announced that its final F-35 Joint Strike Fighter development aircraft has completed its first flight, taking off from NAS Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base on May 21.

The F-35C, designated CF-3, is the final US Navy prototype carrier variant, and will join two CF-1 and CF-2 along with four US Marine F-35Bs at NAS Patuxent River later this year. Once there, all seven aircraft will take part in the US Navy and Marine Corps flight test program.

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