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    F-35B Lightning II Aircraft land aboard USS America for Developmental Test Phase III [Image 280 of 386]

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

    PACIFIC OCEAN

    11.05.2016

    Photo by Kyle S Goldberg 

    U.S. Navy           

    161105-N-VR008-0354
    PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 5, 2016) An F-35B Lightning II aircraft equipped with inert 500-pound GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided test bombs prepares for takeoff from the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during flight operations. 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 Fighter Attack 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyle Goldberg/Released)

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    Date Taken: 11.05.2016
    Date Posted: 11.10.2016 01:19
    Photo ID: 2980675
    VIRIN: 161105-N-VR008-0354
    Resolution: 2939x2099
    Size: 1.65 MB
    Location: PACIFIC OCEAN

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