13.02.2016, 12:17
Die erste nicht in den USA, sondern in Italien gebaute F35 hat einen ersten Transatlantikflug eines solchen Modells absolviert.
Schneemann.
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The first overseas built F-35A Lightning II aircraft has crossed the transatlantic ocean for the first time, flying from Cameri Air Base in Italy to Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, US.
Built at the Cameri final assembly and check-out (FACO) facility, the aircraft, Al-1 was piloted by the Italian Air Force F-35 pilot, who was trained at Like Air Force Base in Arizona. The aircraft took 11 flight hours to reach its destination, and was refuelled seven times in between by an Italian Air Force KC-767aerial refuelling tanker. [...]
Schneemann.