First two combat-coded F-35As for Hill AFB will arrive home next month

5071 and 5072, the first two combat-coded F-35As for Hill Air Force Base are undergoing final flight testing by Lockheed Martin and both jets are expected to arrive at Hill next month.

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft flies over Hill Air Force Base, Utah, March 14, 2014 140314-F-UT482-243
By A1C Joshua D. King [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Target date for the arrival is current set on Sept. 11 but the date is still subject to changes.

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