A UK RAF F-35B at Edwards Air Force Base. (US State Department)
The F-35 Lightning II is set to make its much-anticipated international display debut in the UK at the Royal International Air Tattoo in July, with organisers expecting more than one F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant to appear.
Meanwhile, up to five F-35s are scheduled to participate in the flying display at the Farnborough International Airshow later that month, including at least one UK aircraft.
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The US Air Force stated that the 56th Fighter Wing will send conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) F-35A aircraft for public display at the Air Tattoo and at Farnborough, marking the first time the USAF will have sent the F-35 to an overseas airshow.
ah Avalon – I remember the Avalon airshow – screaming brats brawling while Mum and Dad have a domestic about whose turn it is to take little Johnny/Jenny to the crapper, and moronic music blaring through the loudspeakers drowning out the magnificent sound of a P51 doing a low level pass….bliss……..
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Raymond
says:Here’s hoping for Avalon 2017…
boleropilot
says:ah Avalon – I remember the Avalon airshow – screaming brats brawling while Mum and Dad have a domestic about whose turn it is to take little Johnny/Jenny to the crapper, and moronic music blaring through the loudspeakers drowning out the magnificent sound of a P51 doing a low level pass….bliss……..