A DOZEN F-35s NOW CALL EGLIN AFB HOME
FORT WORTH, Texas, May 15, 2012 – The twelfth F-35 Lightning II destined for the training fleet at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., was ferried today.
U.S. Marine Corps pilot Lt. Col. Fred Schenk piloted the aircraft, known as BF-11, which departed Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas at 10:02 a.m. CDT for an approximate 90-minute flight to Florida’s Emerald Coast.
The F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing production jet is now assigned to the Marine Fighter/Attack Training Squadron 501 residing with the host 33d Fighter Wing, where it will be used for pilot and maintainer training.
For the Second Line of Defense interview with “Tinman” Schenck see
https://www.sldinfo.com/an-update-on-f-35b-and-f35-c-testing/
Credit Photo and News Item: Lockheed Martin