Hempy,
Next Year!
Pentagon: First F-35s Operational in 2015 | Defense News | defensenews.com
I am no fan at all of the F35 and its dramas but its progress is quite swift compared to Typhoon (even without the Germany delays). I think you are very kind to assume it was operational when the first production aircraft flew. Of course F35 is following a very different development/procurement path.