Lightning 29 - Peter Kosogorin
BAE test pilot Peter Kosogorin became the twenty-ninth pilot to fly the F-35 when he took off from NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, in F-35C CF-1 for a 1.3-hour test mission on 21 September 2011.
Photo by Phaedra Loftis
Lightning 28 - USAF Capt. Eric Schultz
US Air Force Capt. Eric Schultz became the twenty-eighth pilot to fly the F-35 when he took off from Edwards AFB, California, in F-35A AF-1 for a 1.3-hour test mission on 15 September 2011.
Photo by Darin Russell
Lightning 27 - USAF Lt. Col. Peter Vitt
US Air Force Lt. Col. Peter Vitt became the twenty-seventh pilot to fly the F-35 when he took off from Edwards AFB, California, in F-35A AF-2 for a 1.7-hour test mission on 30 August 2011.
Photo by Tom Reynolds
Lightning 26 - USAF Lt. Col. Dwayne Opella
US Air Force Lt. Col. Dwayne Opella became the twenty-sixth pilot to fly the F-35 when he took off from Edwards AFB, California, in F-35A AF-4 for a 1.8-hour test mission on 6 July 2011.
Photo by David Henry
Lightning 25 - USAF Lt. Col. Eric Smith
US Air Force Lt. Col. Eric Smith became the twenty-fifth pilot to fly the F-35 when he took off from Edwards AFB, California, in F-35A AF-4 for a 1.5-hour test mission on 27 June 2011.
Photo by Darin Russell
Lightning 24 - USN Lt. Chris Tabert
US Navy test pilot Lt. Chris Tabert became the twenty-fourth pilot to fly the F-35 on 13 June 2011 when he flew F-35B BF-3 on a 1.1-hour mission from NAS Patuxent River, Maryland.
Photo by Andy Wolfe
Lightning 23 - VInce Caterina
Vince Caterina, a US Government test pilot, becomes the twenty-third pilot to fly the F-35 when he took off from Edwards AFB, California, in F-35A AF-2 for a 1.6-hour test mission on 2 June 2011.
Photo by Darin Russell
Lightning 22 - Al Norman
Al Norman, the chief test pilot for the F-35 program, completed his first F-35 flight. Norman flew F-35A AF-4 on a one-hour mission from Edwards AFB, California, on 25 May 2011. He is the twenty-second pilot to fly the F-35.
Photo by Angel Delcueto
Lightning 21 - USMC Maj. Richard Rusnok
USMC Maj. Richard Rusnok became the twenty-first pilot to fly the F-35 when he took off in F-35C CF-1 from NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, for a 1.5-hour test mission on 27 April 2011.
Photo by Phaedra Loftis
Lightning 20 - USAF Maj. Steven Speares
USAF Maj. Steven Speares became the twentieth pilot to fly the F-35 when he took off from Edwards AFB in F-35A AF-1 for a 1.6-hour test mission on 22 April 2011.
Photo by Darin Russell
Lightning 19 - Dan Canin
Lockheed Martin test pilot Dan Canin became the nineteenth pilot to fly the F-35 when he piloted F-35C CF-1 from NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, on 3 March 2011.
Photo by Phaedra Loftis
Lightning 18 - USAF Lt. Col. Leonard Kearl
US Air Force Lt. Col. Leonard Kearl became the eighteenth pilot to fly the F-35 on 28 February 2011. Kearl was the operations officer of the 461st Flight Test Squadron at Edwards AFB, California.
Photo by Tom Reynolds
