The planes do not fly directly over West Wendover and Wendover, instead only stopping at the Wendover Air Field to refuel and ...

A fighter jet built by recycling various parts of two broken warplanes is now fully functioning, according to the U.S. Air Force.

Working with the 388th Fighter Wing Maintenance Group and the defense manufacturer Lockheed Martin, they sought to remove the nose from one inoperative jet and transfer it onto another ...

388th Fighter Wing, returned to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, on March 26. (Capt. Nathan Poblete/U.S. Air Force) An F-35A Lightning II fighter jet comprised of parts from two separate F-35A jets is ...

In a pioneering repair mission, the US Air Force has returned a fully operational F-35A fighter jet to active service by ...

The F-35A Lightning II, also known as “Frankenjet” due to its construction from two separate, damaged aircraft, has returned ...

388th Fighter Wing, returned to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, on March 26. (Capt. Nathan Poblete/U.S. Air Force) 31,181 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than others?

The repair effort, launched in late 2022 by the JPO in partnership with Lockheed Martin and the 388th Fighter Wing Maintenance Group, took more than two years and $11.7 million to complete.

The rebuilt jet flew for the first time in January 2025 and has since been assigned to the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill AFB. “This is the first F-35 ‘Frankin-bird’ to date. This is history ...