A unique F-35 Lightning II has picked up the moniker 'Franken-Lighting', emerging from a program to repair mishap aircraft.

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

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, and begin its return to the operational fleet.

A Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II of the United States Air Force crashed within the perimeter of Eielson Air Force Base, ...

The crash of a United States Air Force F-35A Lightning II at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska, late last month resulted in the total destruction of the Lockheed Martin fifth-generation stealth ...

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 ...

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A pilot is safe after ejecting from an F-35 fighter jet that crashed at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, officials said.

The F-35B Lightning II is the Marine Corps variant of ... internal weapon bay and less internal fuel capacity than the F-35A. It uses the probe and drogue method of aerial refueling.

Similarly to the F-35A, the F-35B integrates ... during developmental test Nov. 2, 2024, in the eastern Pacific Ocean. (Image credit: F-35 Lightning II Pax River ITF/Dane Wiedmann) Interestingly ...