Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II is a fifth-generation short takeoff and vertical landing strike fighter developed for the United States Marine Corps and partner nations. The archival image documents F-35B ski jump and field carrier landing practice at Naval Air Station Patuxent River on August 28, 2018, supporting First of Class Flight Trials aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth.

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