Franken-bird”: The US Air Force has used sections from two damaged aircraft to restore an F-35 to combat-ready status.

In a notable achievement, Airmen from the 388th Fighter Wing have successfully restored an F-35A Lightning II aircraft, merging the remnants of two damaged jets into a single operational unit. This ...

Aviators from the 388th Fighter Wing have completed a groundbreaking project to restore an F-35A Lightning II from two ...

the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill AFB, Utah, announced that its airmen had “completed a lengthy project to restore a single F-35A Lightning II from two separate, damaged aircraft,” and that the ...

The U.S. Air Force has just announced the completion of the lengthy project to restore a single F-35A Lightning II from two separate, damaged aircraft ... Complex, 388th Fighter Wing and Lockheed ...

The crew behind this impressive project were the airmen from the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base ... and equipment to join the disparate aircraft sections. Once reassembled, they shipped ...

The success of the F-16 Fighting Falcon is undeniable, as it remains the most common military fixed-wing aircraft in the world today. This jet fighter ... to hear, France dropped out of the ...

France is developing a maritime ... and satellite communications. The aircraft is expected to carry anti-submarine torpedoes and anti-ship missiles, with payloads housed in an internal bay and on ...

This aircraft has served in several F-105 units around the world and is restored to its 1967 Vietnam-era 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, 421st Tactical Fighter Squadron camouflage as it flew during its ...