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The First F-35's

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Re: The First F-35's

Post by Roastbeef11 » Sun Dec 12, 2021 9:37 pm

Delayed til the new year

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Re: The First F-35's

Post by BOLLO » Sun Dec 12, 2021 11:27 pm

Really .Hmm.
http://www.airfighters.com/photosearch.php?phgid=SHED" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; LOADES
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.s ... _entry=140+" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; at last

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Re: The First F-35's

Post by Starbuck » Sun Dec 12, 2021 11:50 pm

Roastbeef11 wrote:
Sun Dec 12, 2021 9:37 pm
Delayed til the new year
According to whom?

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Re: The First F-35's

Post by colp » Mon Dec 13, 2021 8:02 am

Re: USAF F-35 Display Team Lakenheath display December 2021
Post by Roastbeef11 » Fri Dec 03, 2021 5:31 pm

LN 35 DEMO will be between the 8th of April and the 10tv of April during a nato F35 meet at
Lakenheath

Another one to look out for ;)

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Re: The First F-35's

Post by Roastbeef11 » Mon Dec 13, 2021 10:33 am

According to me

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Re: The First F-35's

Post by Roastbeef11 » Mon Dec 13, 2021 10:34 am

BOLLO wrote:
Sun Dec 12, 2021 11:27 pm
Really .Hmm.
Did you not no this

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Re: The First F-35's

Post by BOLLO » Mon Dec 13, 2021 10:44 am

Not untill this morning when I was told from another contact who I know well.Sounds like quiet a lot of chaps did not know as well.
http://www.airfighters.com/photosearch.php?phgid=SHED" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; LOADES
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.s ... _entry=140+" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; at last

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Re: The First F-35's

Post by Martin Jennings » Mon Dec 13, 2021 10:56 am

I had heard Bollo, was not sure if it was credible but have been told from another source that is reliable.

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Re: The First F-35's

Post by BOLLO » Mon Dec 13, 2021 11:18 am

Sounds good for me,will be down for that now if all goes to plan for me now my op as been put back and we are not in lockdown again.lol
http://www.airfighters.com/photosearch.php?phgid=SHED" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; LOADES
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.s ... _entry=140+" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; at last

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Re: The First F-35's

Post by colp » Mon Dec 13, 2021 3:24 pm

Yeah no big deal. I think I'm more interested in the nostalgia than the aircraft really. I'll bow to others advanced knowledge that I'm not privy to!

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Re: The First F-35's

Post by Starbuck » Mon Dec 13, 2021 5:31 pm

Where's all this talk of delay coming from? Any confirmation from a press office?

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Re: The First F-35's

Post by slogen51 » Mon Dec 13, 2021 5:58 pm

I will be going Wednesday just in case but we will have a better idea if or not an ALTRV appears

Anyone seen and Blue tanker callsigns over Conus recently?

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Re: The First F-35's

Post by BOLLO » Mon Dec 13, 2021 6:23 pm

It would have been BLUE 82 and no
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Re: The First F-35's

Post by hawgwash » Mon Dec 13, 2021 10:25 pm

Anytime a tanker comes into Fort Worth it usually means an F-35 long distance delivery the next morning. Blue 81 just landed in the shape of 59-1495 from the Nebraska ANG. Not reading much into this but you never know as four AK birds were delivered last week. Photo from my back yard.

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Re: The First F-35's

Post by Davem245 » Mon Dec 13, 2021 11:30 pm

2329Z Blue 82 84-0189 currently heading north up the US east coast, to Bangor ?

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Re: The First F-35's

Post by colp » Tue Dec 14, 2021 12:51 am

Do we know if Blue 82 landed at Bangor then?

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Re: The First F-35's

Post by sonicbenj » Tue Dec 14, 2021 1:01 am

colp wrote:
Tue Dec 14, 2021 12:51 am
Do we know if Blue 82 landed at Bangor then?
Last time I looked it was 350ft on the approach, then it disappeared, so I assume it landed :ninja:

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Re: The First F-35's

Post by colp » Tue Dec 14, 2021 1:07 am

A bit surprised these 2 flights are not in the Non UK Heads Up section (Blue 81/82). Still no ALTRV yet though.

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Re: The First F-35's

Post by slogen51 » Tue Dec 14, 2021 6:46 am

Very well done for spotting these

Probably not in heads up cos most people are asleep!

At Mildenhall yesterday, Blue 82 was mentioned as being the tanker and we speculated therefore that Retro 31 might be the fighters

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Re: The First F-35's

Post by BOLLO » Tue Dec 14, 2021 8:58 am

Well we see if Mr Roastbeef is correct or not.lol
http://www.airfighters.com/photosearch.php?phgid=SHED" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; LOADES
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.s ... _entry=140+" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; at last

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