F-35 Program Confirms Details Of Crashed Jet In New Mexico

Lockheed Martin F-35

F-35

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The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) has confirmed that the Lockheed Martin F-35B that crashed in New Mexico on May 28 was a development test aircraft that was being delivered to Edwards Air Force Base, California, at the time of the incident. The clarification explains why an Air Force pilot...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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