QUOTE (Mobius @ Jun 23 2008, 08:09 PM)

Did you try to shoot down all the bombers before they got outside of the map?
He should pretty much appear if you take them down, F-35 is stealth BTW, so you should try to look harder.
Yeah, I think I
have to shoot down all bombers, since they're all red (ie. targets). I get them all before they make it half way through the map. Then I have plenty of time to pick off the F-15's and MiG-31's, then the bomb explodes, turning the rest yellow, and depending on my strategy, I shoot none, all, or leave just one yellow (including Trombe). Then the red Su-27's appear (more targets), but no F-35's appear...I've waited until time almost expires while cruising the borders, zig-zagging the center, searching for green triangles that fade in and out (typical for an F-35), but I just can't seem to make him spawn. I've done this mission well over 25 times now, trying every variation I can think of. (I saved, then try about 5 more times unsuccessfully, then reload, and repeat this to keep my time and kill numbers low on my Raptor. I don't think this should effect the plane spawning, though.)
This is my second time erradicating the Assault Record (New Game), so I wonder if that's some kind of a glitch or something on multiple times through. The first time through, he appeared, I got him, end of story. I now have all Aces but him.
EDIT: Okay, I got it. I saved, rebooted the PS2 and reloaded, then tried again, and he appeared. I remember I fixed some other glitch this way in the past.
"Congratulations, Your Assault Record is Complete" X2
Thanks everyone here for your help and suggestions