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    First test bombs dropped from HMS Queen Elizabeth’s F-35 Lightning fighter jets [Image 10 of 10]

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    First test bombs dropped from HMS Queen Elizabeth’s F-35 Lightning fighter jets

    NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

    10.10.2018

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    F-35 Lightning II Pax River ITF   

    HMS Queen Elizabeths Air Weapons Party member AET Joshua Elwen fits a fin to one of the Paveway II bombs. The first bombs to be dropped from F-35B Lightning II fighter jets conducting trials onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth of the U.S. eastern seaboard occurred Oct. 9, 2018, with inert GBU-12 Paveway II laser guided precision bombs, marking another significant milestone in the carrier’s trials.
    Royal Navy photo

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    Date Taken: 10.10.2018
    Date Posted: 10.22.2018 16:36
    Photo ID: 4836895
    VIRIN: 181010-O-ZZ999-023
    Resolution: 3600x2565
    Size: 2.2 MB
    Location: NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

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