Fighter jets join forces with British aircraft carrier to make history [Image 9 of 16]

PORTSMOUTH, NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

09.26.2018

Courtesy Photo

F-35 Lightning II Pax River ITF   

Royal Navy Cmdr. Nathan Gray takes off from HMS Queen Elizabeth.
Gray made history late September 2018 by being the first to land on the new British aircraft carrier for the First of Class Flight Trials (Fixed Wing), followed by Royal Air Force Sq. Ldr. Andy Edgell, FOCFT (FW) lead test pilot. Both are test pilots with the F-35 Integrated Test Force at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland.
Courtesy photo by Royal Navy

• Date Taken: 09.26.2018
• Date Posted: 10.01.2018 11:01
• Photo ID: 4787719
• VIRIN: 180925-N-ZZ999-015
• Resolution: 3600x2400
• Size: 4.49 MB
• Location: PORTSMOUTH, NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN