See the US Air Force's 'Franken-bird' F-35 made from wrecked stealth fighters take its first flight
Restoring the salvaged 'Franken-bird' F-35A Lightning fighter jet cost an estimated $6 million, a fraction of the $80 million ...
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Franken-Plane: The U.S. Air Force Just Merged Two Damaged F-35s Into One Functional One
Like the fictional Frankenstein's work, it took some creativity to transform the two damaged F-35 Lightning IIs into a single and operational fighter.