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Italian F-35B Seen Carrying 25mm Gun Pod for the First Time
An Italian Air Force F-35B was spotted carrying the GPU-9/A 25mm gun pod, providing the first known visual confirmation of the pod being used by an F-35 operator outside the United States.
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Italian F-35B Seen Carrying 25mm Gun Pod for the First Time
An Italian Air Force F-35B was spotted carrying the GPU-9/A 25mm gun pod, providing the first known visual confirmation of the pod being used by an F-35
![A seemingly antique, grey-coloured, low-wing monoplane flies from right to left in a 'gin clear', cloudless blue sky. On the side of the fuselage is the registration «HB-RIM». ℹ️ The camera is positioned slightly below and slightly ahead of the aircraft. It appears to be made of corrugated metal on all surfaces. It has a radial engine and conventional landing gear of 'taildragger' configuration. The pilots' cockpit has a roof but is not entirely enclosed — it is open to the elements. The pilot pictured in the left pilot seat is wearing a flying helmet and headset. The pilot also provides a sense of scale for the aircraft, which would be large enough to have an enclosed passenger compartment of unknown size. There is dark blue trim paint on the fuselage forward of the cockpit. The word «JUNKERS» is painted on the side of the cowl in white script and forward of the cockpit. Aft of the registration is the flag of Switzerland. The registration is also painted on the lower surface of the left wing of the aircraft, the one closest to the camera position. The Junkers logo, in light blue, is painted on the vertical stabiliser. Original caption from source: «c/n 13-001 Built 2016 Registered to DIMOR Aero (Suisse) GmbH. Seen displaying at the 2019 Fête Aérienne Le Temps Des hélices (Aerial Festival – The Time of the Propellers). Aérodrome de Cerny-La-Ferté-Alais, Cerny, France [on] 9th June, 2019»](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wtlegj4qixzhkjoh2pduzm73/bafkreiaajgh3dxqgancyeddvjtecjql5baxmya7jsavgxq7dydrpvbtnne)
