First Danish F-35As arrive at Luke AFB

摘要

DELIVERY OF the first two Royal Danish Air Force F-35A Lighting Us to Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, has been completed. The aircraft - serial numbers L-001 (c/n AP-01, USAF/90-5530) and L-002 (c/n AP-02, USAF/90-5531) - were delivered to the air base on April 13, in preparation for the training of Danish pilots on the type. Assigned to the United States Air Force's 308th Fighter Squadron 'Emerald Knights', these two RDAF F-35As will eventually be joined by five more examples, which will also be used to support the training programme.Denmark officially received its first F-35A on April 7, during a ceremony at Lockheed Martin's F-35 final assembly line in Fort Worth, Texas - the aircraft having earlier made its maiden flight on March 8 (see First Danish F-35A flown,Air International, May, p12). The first Danish F-35As will arrive in-country from 2023, with the initial examples being based at Flyvestation Skrydstrup.