First flights for fourth and fifth RAAF F-35s

F-35A A35-005 after its first flight at Fort Worth. Carl Richards THE FOURTH and fifth F-35As for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) have made their maiden flights. Serials A35-004 (AU-4) and A35-005 (AU- 5) took to the air from Lockheed Martin’s facility at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, on December 14 and January 23, respectively. Following test and acceptance flights from Fort Worth, the aircraft were due to be delivered to Luke Air Force Base,