F-35C Completes First Flight At Eglin Air Force Base

By Lee Hudson / August 16, 2013 at 3:37 PM
The Navy's F-35C Joint Strike Fighter training program conducted a successful first flight this week, an official said today. The Navy's training squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, FL, has two F-35Cs. On Aug. 14, the squadron conducted its first local flight of an F-35C, which the service calls a functional check flight, Capt. John Enfield, commanding officer of Fighter Squadron-101, told Inside the Navy today. The check flight is a significant milestone because it was the first flown outside...

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