F-35B training flights at MCAS Beaufort to start in November

VMFAT-501 is expected to conduct regular F-35B training flights from MCAS Beaufort this November.

The unit pass an important milestone last week when maintenance of the aircraft was carried out purely by a Marine crew without support from Lockheed Martin.

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