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Mishap pilot christens F-35 wreckage, names it ‘Whiskey Dick’

This never happened with his old F-35.

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Mar 28, 2023
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By Robin Berger

NAVAL AIR STATION JOINT RESERVE BASE FORT WORTH, Texas — Air Force test pilot Capt. Steven “Winwood” Wodnall christened the remains of his Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II aircraft today by busting a champagne bottle over the still smoldering wreckage, sources confirm.

Wodnall officially named his aircraft the “Whiskey Dick” while his co…

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