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Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 conducted its first F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter Short Take Off, Vertical Landing operations aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. at approximately 8:45 a.m. March 21. This was also the first dual flight of VMFA-121 F-35B aircraft. F-35 test pilot Maj. Richard Rusnok flew BF-19 and conducted the STOVL operations while VMFA-121 commanding officer. Lt. Col. Jeffrey Scott flew BF-20 as a chase aircraft. This occasion marked an important milestone for the F-35 program showing the ability to perform a vertical landing outside of a testing environment.
| Date Taken: | 04.03.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 04.03.2013 13:55 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 285798 |
| Filename: | DOD_100777220 |
| Length: | 00:01:31 |
| Location: | YUMA, AZ, US |
| Downloads: | 249 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 249 |
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