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    Air Force repurposes condemned F-35 aircraft for training aids [Image 5 of 5]

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    The image shows investigators or hazmat workers in white protective suits examining a large, heavily burned and charred cylindrical aircraft fuselage section on an airport tarmac. The wreckage appears to be the remains of a significant aircraft fire or crash, with extensive fire damage visible across the entire surface. A yellow construction vehicle and additional personnel are visible in the background.

    EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES

    09.07.2021

    Photo by Todd Cromar 

    Hill Air Force Base

    (Left to right) Staff Sgt. Cameron Salmon and Staff Sgt. Steven Kuethe, Ogden Air Logistics Complex aircraft battle damage and repair, and Master Sgt. Andrew Wilkow, 372nd Training Squadron, Det. 3, cut off the wing of a condemned F-35A Lightning II and prep it for transport at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The aircraft was involved in a landing mishap at Eglin in 2020 and Airmen at Hill AFB, Utah, are currently involved in transforming it into sectional training aids for use during instruction of F-35 maintainers. (Courtesy photo)

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    Date Taken: 09.07.2021
    Date Posted: 09.07.2021 19:18
    Photo ID: 6821769
    VIRIN: 210907-F-F3495-0002
    Resolution: 1800x1200
    Size: 903.99 KB
    Location: EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA, US
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    Two workers in full white hazmat/Tyvek suits and respirator masks are working on a large aircraft engine or nacelle component inside an industrial hangar facility. They are using yellow hoses, likely for abrasive blasting or chemical stripping, to remove coatings or contaminants from the heavily worn and darkened aerospace component. The setting appears to be a specialized aircraft maintenance, repair, or decommissioning facility.
    Two workers in full white hazmat/Tyvek suits and pink respirator masks are working on severely fire-damaged wreckage inside an industrial facility. The wreckage appears to be heavily charred and structurally deformed, consistent with post-fire debris recovery or investigation work. The primary worker is standing on a metal scaffold/step ladder and appears to be extracting or examining a component from the burned structure.
    The image shows a large aircraft fuselage section resting on a paved surface outdoors, stripped of its outer finish and coated in red oxide primer. The structure appears to be in a disassembled or restoration/salvage state, with internal components partially exposed along the lower edge. One end is wrapped in protective plastic sheeting secured with blue tape.
    A large black-wrapped object is being lifted by a yellow crane on what appears to be an airport tarmac or airfield. The object, which has an aerodynamic shape consistent with an aircraft fuselage or similar aerospace component, is being transferred between or onto a low-boy flatbed trailer. Several workers in safety gear are supervising the lift operation.
    The image shows investigators or hazmat workers in white protective suits examining a large, heavily burned and charred cylindrical aircraft fuselage section on an airport tarmac. The wreckage appears to be the remains of a significant aircraft fire or crash, with extensive fire damage visible across the entire surface. A yellow construction vehicle and additional personnel are visible in the background.

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