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The first F-35 pilot to clock 1,000 hours on the jet

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Lt. Col. Brian W. Bann, a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B pilot, is the first person to clock more than 1,000 hours on the jet.

Maj. Brian Bann, F-35 pilot, prepares to exit a Norwegian F-35 Lightning II, June 29, 2017 at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Maj. Bann piloted Norway’s seventh F-35 to Luke. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jensen Stidham)


He is currently the F-35 Acceptance Pilot and Government Flight Representative at Lockheed Martin’s F-35 production facility in Fort Worth.

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