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First F-35A Wearing Iconic Wild Weasel Tail Flash Breaks Cover On First Flight

Summary by The Aviationist
The F-35 wearing the tail code “WW” will join Misawa’s 35th Fighter Wing and fly the Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) mission from Japan. On June 16, 2026, the F-35A Lightning II aircraft 24-5970 made its first flight from Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth. The jet departed around 2PM local time and returned roughly an hour later for a straight in approach to a full stop, accompanied by an ATAC F-1 chase.  The aircraft, des…
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The Aviationist broke the news on Friday, June 19, 2026.
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