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UK pilots’ take on F-35B sea-trials onboard USS Wasp

by Dave Majumdar on 12 September, 2013 in Joint Strike Fighter

Lockheed Martin released this video earlier today about the F-35B’s recent sea-trials onboard the USS Wasp.

“Just flying F-35 is the highlight of my career, so being able to come to the USS Wasp and fly F-35 from an LHD class Marine ship is staggering,” says Royal Air Force Sqdn Ldr Jim Schofield. “I’m very excited about what [the F-35] is going to bring the UK and all the partner nations in terms of capability.”

The UK’s F-35Bs will operate both from shore bases with the RAF and with the Royal Navy onboard its two Queen Elizabeth-class carriers, which are currently under construction.