23.07.2013 - Britské letectvo přezbrojuje na F-35 Lightning II

The british airmen have available so far only three of the first forty-eight of the ordered machines the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II. One took only a few days ago in the u.s. Eglinu and more will be added later this year. In Florida and other us bases still aircraft and british pilots will remain for further tests and mainly the training of pilots and ground staff.
Machines will replace in the british royal air force aging aircraft Panavia Tornado GR.4 and BAe Harrier.
As first gets the F-35 into the operational deployment of the famous 617. squadron RAF.

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