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"Frankenjet" fighter made from 2 wrecked planes is now operational
A fighter jet made from recycled plane parts is now operational, after more than two years of repairs, the U.S. Air Force ...
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‘Frankenjet’ stealth fighter made from two wrecked warplanes joins US Air Force fleet
The US Air Force calls it the “Frankenjet,” a stealth fighter stitched together from the parts of two F-35s wrecked in ...
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‘Frankenjet’: This F-35A Lightning II made from two damaged aircraft just returned to Utah’s Air Force base
The F-35A Lightning II, also known as “Frankenjet” due to its construction from two separate, damaged aircraft, has returned ...
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Air Force F-35A ‘Frankenjet’ returns to the skies
The F-35A Lightning II “Frankenjet,” assigned to the 4th Fighter Generation Squadron, 388th Fighter Wing, returned to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, on March 26. (Capt. Nathan Poblete/U.S. Air Force) An F ...
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 aircrafts , ...
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‘Frankenjet’ stealth fighter made from two wrecked warplanes joins US Air Force fleet
The U.S. Air Force calls it the "Frankenjet," a stealth fighter stitched together from the parts of two F-35s wrecked in accidents that is now on duty and combat-ready."'Frankenjet'" is fully ...