F-35A Lightning II completes first trans-Atlantic Ocean crossing [Image 3 of 16]

PATUXENT RIVER, MD, UNITED STATES

02.05.2016

Courtesy Photo

F-35 Lightning II Pax River ITF   

160205-O-ZZ999-919 NAS Patuxent River (February 5, 2016) An Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) F-35A Lightning II aircraft made aviation history as it completed the very first F-35 trans-Atlantic Ocean crossing, arriving at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., from Cameri Air Base, Italy, on Feb. 5 at 2:24 p.m. EST. F-35A aircraft AL-1, the first international jet fully built overseas at the Cameri Final Assembly & Check-Out (FACO) facility at Cameri Air Base, Italy, is also the first F-35 assembled outside of the U.S. to land on U.S. soil. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy Andy Wolfe/Released)

• Date Taken: 02.05.2016
• Date Posted: 02.08.2016 14:47
• Photo ID: 2389565
• VIRIN: 160205-O-ZZ999-919
• Resolution: 3000x2357
• Size: 3.34 MB
• Location: PATUXENT RIVER, MD, US