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F-35 airplane: 809 NAS to fly Royal Navy's newest jets

London, UK - The Lightning II aircraft will be jointly operated by pilots from the Fleet Air Arm and the RAF

An historic naval air squadron is to be resurrected as the first Royal Navy formation to fly the UK’s Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. 809 Naval Air Squadron (NAS), whose motto is simply ‘Immortal’ is to be reformed to operate the stealth fifth generation aircraft that will fly off the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth Class carriers from 2018. The Lightning II aircraft will be jointly...

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Rome, Italy, 09/10/2013 14:45
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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