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F-35 Lightning IIs were cleared for flight Feb. 28 following a temporary suspension after a cracked engine blade was found in a test aircraft earlier in the month. U.S. Air Force photo: Capt. Edward Schmitt A four-ship of F-35A Lightning IIs returns to Eglin air Force Base, Fla., after a sortie. A .06-inch crack was discovered in a third-stage turbine blade Feb. 19 in a test aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Third-stage blades are located deep inside the engine. A thorough series of tests on the blade concluded...