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Old 28th Sep 2018, 15:56
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Whinging Tinny
 
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FIRST F35B TAKE OFF FROM HMS QE - 25 SEP 18
RN FAA TEST PILOT IN HISTORIC 1ST F35B LANDING & TAKE OFF ON HMS QE
Commander Nathan Gray RN FAA is seen taking off the first F35B Lightning from HMS Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday 25 Sept 18 in a historic moment in the history of RN aircraft carriers.
This is the first supersonic STOVL aircraft operating on any RN carrier, the first supersonic aircraft landing and take-off for 40 years on an RN carrier and the first fast jet aircraft on an RN carrier since 2011. It’s also the first time an F35B Lightning has operated on a non USN ship.
25 Sep 18 therefore marks the date that the RN and the UK re-joins the 1st league of maritime air power projection and with the latest cutting edge capabilities. Last time that happened was 1969 when the first FAA F4 Phantom landed on HMS Eagle. A historic and most welcome return indeed”
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