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    F-35 testing aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) [Image 8 of 55]

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    A military stealth fighter jet, consistent with an F-35B variant, is captured in silhouette during a vertical or short landing approach over a carrier flight deck. The aircraft's landing gear is fully deployed and it appears to be hovering or descending toward the deck surface. Heat distortion and exhaust wash are visible behind the aircraft, illuminated by low-angle sunlight reflecting off the ocean horizon.

    NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

    10.06.2018

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    U.S. Navy           

    181006-N-N0101-264
    NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 6, 2018) An F-35B Lightning II assigned to the F-35 Integrated Test Force at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., lands aboard the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08). (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of the Royal Navy/Released)

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    Date Taken: 10.06.2018
    Date Posted: 10.16.2018 00:32
    Photo ID: 4820809
    VIRIN: 181006-N-N0101-264
    Resolution: 2796x3600
    Size: 2.46 MB
    Location: NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
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    The image shows the island superstructure of a Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier, identifiable by its distinctive angular, stealth-shaped design and dual-island configuration. A fixed-wing jet aircraft (likely an F-35B) is visible in flight in the upper right, and a helicopter is visible to the left of the island. Deck crew in high-visibility vests are present on the flight deck below.
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