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F-35B: first flight of a RAF active service pilot
Patuxent River NAS, USA - At Patuxent River Naval Air Station
RAF Squadron Leader Steve Long of the Royal Air Force (RAF) has become the first active-duty service pilot from the United Kingdom to take to the skies in a Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, also known as the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). Long flew the aircraft to about 6,000 meters, before landing one and a half hours later. Both the RAF and the Royal Navy plan to operate the F-35B. RAF Squadron...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1113975
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency