Lightning pilot….NORTH SEA (October 10, 2020) – United States Marine Corps fig
Lightning pilot….NORTH SEA (October 10, 2020) – United States Marine Corps fighter pilot Major Christopher Brandt, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, prepares for takeoff in an F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aboard British Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R 08). HMS Queen Elizabeth (R 08)The U.S. Marine Corps pilots and flight crews are onboard the British carrier to conduct cross-training with their United Kingdom counterparts in preparation for the UK’s Carrier Strike Group deployment coming up in Spring 2021. The carrier will deploy with the brand-new F-35B Lightning II’s onboard….and ready for action. __________________>>CLICK the photos for a much closer look….>>In the sixth photo above….showing Major Brandt taking off from HMS Queen Elizabeth….note the position of the main engine, directing thrust almost downward….as his supersonic short take-off/vertical landing (STOVL) F-35B takes off from the ski-jump forward flight deck.>>Top six photos: 1st LT Zachary Bodner, USMC -- source link
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