Flight Craft 33: Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (Paperback)
Imprint: Air World
Series: Flight Craft
Pages: 96
Illustrations: 100 colour illustrations, 50 mono illustrations
ISBN: 9781036121938
Published: 10th September 2025
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The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is heralded as the ultimate fifth-generation fighter, merging advanced engineering with multinational collaboration. Developed during a time of military reorganization and technological mergers, it integrates the best features of previous generations into a versatile platform for varied operational roles across military branches.
The F-35 is the first fifth-generation multi-service aircraft designed for continuous technological evolution. Despite funding delays and complexities, it remains the largest defense contract in history. Its three variants serve diverse roles: the F-35A for conventional take-off and landing (CTOL), the F-35B for short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL), and the F-35C for carrier operations with Catapult-Assisted Take-Off But Arrested Recovery (CATOBAR).
Since its inaugural flight on December 15, 2006, the F-35 has demonstrated exceptional capabilities, becoming a cornerstone of air forces worldwide. Designed to maintain air superiority into the 2070s, it represents the pinnacle of stealth and multi-role combat.
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"As you would expect from a FlightCraft volume, technical explanations about the F-35 Lightning II aircraft abound, with extensive design and development work as well as the competition leading up to the decision to award Lockheed the actual contract. Enjoyed it."
The Historical Miniatures Gaming Society
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“…goes into great detail on the F-35 fifth Generation fighter.”
IPMS/USA
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JP4 - January 2026
The FlightCraft series is aimed fair and square at modellers and once again this is right on the mark. The F-35 hasn't always attracted popular feedback but it has proved to be a successful product which is in service around the world, including of course our own Royal Navy and Royal Air Force among them. Another fine addition to the series and another super title in the series from our friend, Ben Skipper. For modellers everywhere, recommended.
Military Model Scene
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"The photos are excellent and the 24 profiles are well detailed, complementing a great book for modelers, and beyond."
Panorama Difesa - December 2025
About Ben Skipper
BEN SKIPPER AMRAeS is a freelance feature writer with over 100 articles published on art, military and field sports subjects. He is an Associate Member of Royal Aeronautical Society and the Pen and Sword Club (military journalists and writers), a Freeman of the City of London and the Company of Communicators, a full member of the British Guild of Agricultural Journalists, the NUJ and the Society of Authors. Ben is an avid modeller and writer of twentieth-century military subjects. His interest in British armour was cemented by a visit to the King’s Royal Hussars in the early 1990s as an undergraduate in the Territorial Army. He then joined the RAF, clocking up air miles in a range of RAF transport aircraft including the VC10 and C-17.
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