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Navy/USMC

First F-35s Land On New UK Carrier

Monday, October 1st, 2018

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First F-35s Land On New UK Carrier

The first take off of an F-35B form the UK's HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier off the east coast of the U.S. in September 2018. (Photo: UK Ministry of Defence)

The first F-35Bs landed and took off on the United Kingdom’s newest aircraft carrier, the HMS Queen Elizabeth, last week.On Sept. 25 Royal Navy Commander Nathan Gray and Royal Air Force (RAF) Squadron Leader Any Edgell were the first pilots to land and take off with an F-35 on the Queen Elizabeth. This was also the first time a short takeoff and vertical landing aircraft has flown off a British carrier in eight years.After the first landings, Gray was the…

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