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    F-35B Lightning II Aircraft land aboard USS America for Developmental Test Phase III [Image 325 of 422]

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    F-35B Lightning II Aircraft land aboard USS America for Developmental Test Phase III

    SAN DIEGO, UNITED STATES

    10.30.2016

    Photo by Joshua Samoluk 

    U.S. Navy           

    161030-N-YT019-0032 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 30, 2016) An F-35B Lightning II aircraft is taxied on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). The F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant is the world’s first supersonic STOVL stealth aircraft. America, with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VMX-1), Marine Attack Fighter Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) and Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23 (VX-23) embarked, are underway conducting operational testing and the third phase of developmental testing for the F-35B Lightning II aircraft, respectively. The tests will evaluate the full spectrum of joint strike fighter measures of suitability and effectiveness in an at-sea environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Joshua Samoluk/Released)

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    Date Taken: 10.30.2016
    Date Posted: 11.08.2016 00:58
    Photo ID: 2975336
    VIRIN: 161030-N-YT019-0032
    Resolution: 3210x2293
    Size: 988.61 KB
    Location: SAN DIEGO, US

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