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Hill Air Force Base assembles first-ever ‘Frankenjet’ from crashed F-35s, saving millions
The U.S. Air Force recently unveiled a fully operational F-35 fighter jet built from the remains of two damaged aircraft from Utah and Florida, earning it the nickname “Frankenjet.” According ...
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‘Frankenjet’: This F-35A Lightning II made from two damaged aircraft just returned to Utah’s Air Force base
Frankenjet is one of its kind — piecing together an AF-211 that was damaged in a nose-gear collapse at Hill AFB in 2020 and an AF-27 that was damaged in an engine fire at Florida’s Eglin AFB ...