Royal Navy Cmdr. Nathan Gray, test pilot with the F-35 Integrated Test Force at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, makes the first ever F-35B Lightning II jet take off from HMS Queen Elizabeth, late September 2018. Two F-35B Lightning II fighter jets have successfully landed onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth for the first time for the First of Class Flight Trials (Fixed Wing), laying the foundations for the next 50 years of fixed wing aviation in support of the UK’s Carrier Strike Capability. Gray's landing was followed by Royal Air Force Sq. Ldr. Andy Edgell, FOCFT (FW) lead test pilot.

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