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Just saw an F-35
Posted by GreenThumb on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 10:10 AM

Just saw an F-35 fly by from MCAS Beaufort. Very cool! Cool

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Posted by seasick on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 11:39 PM

The F-35B had its IOC on July 31, 2015. The first active squadron was Marine Fighter Attack squadron 121. (VMFA-121)  

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Posted by DiscoStu on Wednesday, November 25, 2015 2:18 PM

Saw a 'B' at the Miramar air show this year.  Pretty impressive. 

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Posted by JayW on Wednesday, November 25, 2015 2:22 PM
I live near the Lockheed plant here at JRB Fort Worth and they are becoming a normal sight. Really neat looking aircraft

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Posted by wing_nut on Thursday, November 26, 2015 9:41 AM
yeah it's cool to see this stuff for real when you're used to seeing photos. I am about 35 miles, as the crow flies, from NYC. That must be close to a set patrol perimeter cuz whenever POTUS is in town I know I can sit on my deck and they show up eventually... and repeatedly.

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Posted by seasick on Friday, November 27, 2015 6:05 PM

The USMC has priority right now for US production. The F-35B had it's IOC back in July (2015), the F-35A is expected in in July - August 2016. The USN with a fleet of younger F/A-18E/F won't have an IOC with the F-35C until 2019.     

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Posted by The Migrant on Sunday, November 29, 2015 5:57 PM

My wife and I were down in Phoenix in October and we saw several F-35s from Luke AFB (as well as numerous F-16s). The F-35 is an ugly aircraft on the ground but it looks awesome in flight.

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Posted by Jim Barton on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 3:43 PM

My mother lives not far from Luke AFB, so I get to see the F-16s and F-35s fly over her house.

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Posted by wolfhammer1 on Saturday, December 12, 2015 10:12 PM

I got to see a couple of F-35s fly into Osh Kosh this year.  Got a few pictures of them roaring overhead.  Unfortunately, they did not move them to where I could get pictures on the ground until after we had to leave. 

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F-35 at Osh Kosh 2015

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