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100th F-35 On Lockheed Martin's Production Line
by Staff Writers
Fort Worth TX (SPX) Feb 01, 2013


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Assembly of the 100th Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is well underway at the F-35 production facility here.

F-35 technicians are in the final phase of building the wings that will be installed on the 100th aircraft known as AF-41.

AF-41, a conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant, is one of 88 F-35s in various stages of completion on Lockheed Martin production lines Fort Worth and Marietta, Ga., and supplier locations across the world.

The jet will be delivered to the U.S. Air Force and is slated for pilot training at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz.

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