Fighter jets join forces with British aircraft carrier to make history [Image 2 of 16]

NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

09.25.2018

Courtesy Photo

F-35 Lightning II Pax River ITF   

Royal Navy Cmdr. Nathan Gray, test pilot with the F-35 Integrated Test Force at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, makes the first ever F-35B Lightning II jet take off from HMS Queen Elizabeth, late September 2018.
Gray made history by being the first to land on the British aircraft carrier, followed by Royal Air Force Sq. Ldr. Andy Edgell, First of Class Flight Trials (Fixed Wing) Lead Test Pilot also with the F-35 ITF.
Courtesy photo by Royal Navy

• Date Taken: 09.25.2018
• Date Posted: 10.01.2018 11:01
• Photo ID: 4787657
• VIRIN: 180925-N-ZZ999-008
• Resolution: 3600x2474
• Size: 3.37 MB
• Location: NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN