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Luke AFB Pilot Flies 500th Hour In F-35

Milestone Came On 270th Sortie Flown By Lt. Col. Matthew Hayden

A 61st Fighter Squadron pilot made history Feb. 2 as the first Luke Air Force Base pilot to achieve 500 flight hours in an F-35 Lightning II.

F-35 Lightning II World-Wide Fleet Exceeds 50,000 Flying Hours

Operating At 12 Different Locations Around The World

F-35 Lightning II aircraft operating at 12 different locations worldwide surpassed the 50,000 flight hour mark this month.

TBM Avenger Gathering Planned For Mid-April

At Least Nine Of The Aircraft Are Expected At Illinois Valley Regional Airport

An event for owners of Grumman TBM Avenger aircraft is being planned for mid-April at Illinois Valley Regional Airport. At least nine of the airplanes are currently expected to attend.

C-27 Arrives At Tillamook Air Museum

Rescued From The 'Boneyard' At Davis-Monthan AFB In AZ

The Naval Air Station Tillamook Air Museum in Tillamook, OR has added a C-27A Spartan to its collection. The airplane was rescued after languishing nearly two decades in the boneyard at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.