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F-35A Flight Suspension Enters Seventh Day, F-35B Resumes Flight

Pat Host

Monday, June 30th, 2014

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F-35A Flight Suspension Enters Seventh Day, F-35B Resumes Flight

The Marine Corps' short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) F-35B performs a vertical landing. Photo: Lockheed Martin.

The Air Force’s F-35A flight suspension continued into its seventh day Monday, some of the Navy’s F-35Cs are still on hold and the Marine Corps’ F-35Bs returned to action Friday after a brief hiatus. A fire in the back of an F-35A before takeoff June 23 caused the Air Force to halt flights at Eglin AFB, Fla., as a precaution. The suspension expanded service-wide on Wednesday while certain local operators with the Navy and Marine Corps halted flights of their…

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