13P00405_22 – Aircraft BF-01 from the F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23 completed a Vertical Landing aboard USS Wasp on Aug. 19, 2013. The joint U.S.-U.K. test team conducted the VL during the second developmental test phase for the F-35B short takeoff and vertical landing aircraft. Since 2010, the PAX ITF has flown more than 1,800 test flights, logged 2,544 test hours and completed 12,800 F-35B test points, directly resulting in the USMC Initial Operating Capability flight clearance.
<br>Unit: F-35 Lighting II Pax River ITF
ITF
Taken on 19 August 2013
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