First F-35 fighter jet arrives in Madison as Wisconsin airmen embark on new mission
The F-35s, which will be flown by Wisconsin airmen, replace the F-16s that were housed at the 115th for some 30 years.
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The F-35s, which will be flown by Wisconsin airmen, replace the F-16s that were housed at the 115th for some 30 years.
MADISON, Wis. -- It took about a decade of planning, studies and debate, but F-35A fighter jets are now at their new home at Madison's Truax Field.
Four F-35A Lightning IIs landed in Madison on Tuesday, the first time the fighter jets have touched down in the city, three staying as the start of a new, high-tech fleet at the Truax Field, Air National Guard base, joining the 115th Fighter Wing.
After years of planning, controversy and robust efforts to both attract and keep the aircraft out of Madison, Wis., the first four of 20 F-35s to be stationed at Truax Field arrived at their new home.
MADISON (WKOW) -- The first F-35 fighter jet to call Truax Field home is officially on the ground in Madison. The 115th Fighter Wing says the jet's arrival not only