Marines Get The First Two Short Take Off/Vertical Landing F-35 Jets

By yanko at 13 January, 2012, 2:00 am

The US Air Force got their first regular F-35 Lightning II on July 2011. Now it’s the US Marine’s turn: they just got the first two production models of the F-35B, the variant that allows for short takeoff and vertical landing. The two planes — BF-6 and BF-8 — have joined the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing’s Marine Fighter/Attack Training Squadron 501, which is located wit …

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Marines Get The First Two Short Take Off/Vertical Landing F-35 Jets

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