First test bombs dropped from HMS Queen Elizabeth’s F-35 Lightning fighter jets [Image 10 of 10]

NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

10.10.2018

Courtesy Photo

F-35 Lightning II Pax River ITF   

HMS Queen Elizabeths Air Weapons Party member AET Joshua Elwen fits a fin to one of the Paveway II bombs. The first bombs to be dropped from F-35B Lightning II fighter jets conducting trials onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth of the U.S. eastern seaboard occurred Oct. 9, 2018, with inert GBU-12 Paveway II laser guided precision bombs, marking another significant milestone in the carrier’s trials.
Royal Navy photo

• Date Taken: 10.10.2018
• Date Posted: 10.22.2018 16:36
• Photo ID: 4836895
• VIRIN: 181010-O-ZZ999-023
• Resolution: 3600x2565
• Size: 2.2 MB
• Location: NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN