F-35B 100th Flight

March 3, 2011: STRATEGY PAGE

PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (Feb. 26, 2011) An F-35B test aircraft completes its 100th flight with Lockheed Martin test pilot David "Doc" Nelson at the controls. The F-35B is the Marine Corps variant of the Joint Strike Fighter and is capable of short take offs and vertical landings. The aircraft is undergoing testing and evaluation at Naval Air Station Patuxent River. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin by Michael D Jackson)