F-35 Pilot Roster

USAF Lt. Col. Derek O'Malley becomes the eighty-ninth pilot to fly the F-35 when he took off for his first flight in the Lightning II from Eglin AFB, Florida, on 23 May 2013.

USAF Col. Todd Canterbury becomes the eighty-eighth pilot to fly the F-35 when he took off for his first flight in the Lightning II from Eglin AFB, Florida, on 23 May 2013.

USAF Maj. Mark Massaro becomes the eighty-seventh pilot to fly the F-35 when he took off for his first flight in the Lightning II from Edwards AFB, California, on 21 May 2013.

USN Lt. Cdr. Christian Sewell becomes the eighty-sixth pilot to fly the F-35 when he took off for his first flight in the Lightning II from NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, on 24 April 2013.

USAF Maj. Michael Albrecht becomes the eighty-fifth pilot to fly the F-35 when he took off for his first flight in the Lightning II from Eglin AFB, Florida, on 18 April 2013.

USAF Maj. Nicholas Edwards becomes the eighty-fourth pilot to fly the F-35 when he took off for his first flight in the Lightning II from Eglin AFB, Florida, on 18 April 2013.

USAF Col. Stephen Jost becomes the eighty-third pilot to fly the F-35 when he took off for his first flight in the Lightning II from Eglin AFB, Florida, on 17 April 2013.

Royal Navy Lt. Cdr. Ian Tidball becomes the eighty-second pilot to fly the F-35 when he took off for his first flight in the Lightning II from Eglin AFB, Florida, on 10 April 2013. Tidball is the first operational Royal Navy pilot to fly the F-35.

USMC Maj. Brian Bann becomes the eighty-first pilot to fly the F-35 when he took off for his first flight in the Lightning II from Eglin AFB, Florida, on 8 April 2013.

USMC Capt. Aaron Trent becomes the eightieth pilot to fly the F-35 when he took off for his first flight in the Lightning II from Eglin AFB, Florida, on 25 March 2013.

USMC Maj. Gregory Summa becomes the seventy-ninth pilot to fly the F-35 when he took off for his first flight in the Lightning II from Eglin AFB, Florida, on 22 March 2013.

RAF Sqd. Ldr. Frankie Buchler becomes the seventy-eighth pilot to fly the F-35 when he took off for his first flight in the Lightning II from Eglin AFB, Florida, on 19 March 2013. Buchler is the first RAF operational pilot to fly the F-35.