A Hellfire missile speeds toward the target after being successfully l...
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An SH-60F Seahawk helicopter from the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraf...
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An SH-60F Seahawk helicopter from the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraf...
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A Hellfire missile speeds toward the target after being launched from ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Mike Mccabe Release Status: Released to Publi... More
A Hellfire laser-guided anti-armor missile is successfully launched fr...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Mike Mccabe Release Status: Released to Publi... More
An SH-60F Seahawk helicopter from the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraf...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Mike Mccabe Release Status: Released to Publi... More
An F-35B is drogue refueled by a KC-135 during an evening
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Navy Rear Adm. Mathias Winter, the Deputy Program Executive
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First Italian F-35B arrives at NAS Pax River
An Italian F-35B, BL-1, arrived at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, after ferry from Italy, Jan. 31, 2018. This is the first Italian F-35 "B" variant.
Peter Wilson completes crosswind short take off and
Peter Wilson completes crosswind short take off and vertical landing (STOVL) testing with BF-1, an F-35B, March 5 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. This is BF-1’s final system design and developmen... More
F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force pilot Navy Lt.
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F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force pilot Navy Lt.
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Support Equipment Engineering Lab Ribbon Cutting
Rear Adm. Shane Gahagan, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) commander, and assistant commander for Research and Engineering Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), and Kathleen P. Donnelly, directo... More
Royal Air Force Sqn Ldr Andrew "Gary" Edgell, test
Royal Air Force Sqn Ldr Andrew "Gary" Edgell, test pilot at the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force, performs a ski jump Aug. 13, 2018, at NAS Patuxent River with an F-35B test jet as part of the workups to pr... More
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert, F-35 Pax River
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert, F-35 Pax River ITF test pilot, completes an asymmetric ski jump at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, Aug. 16, 2018, as part of the Queen Elizabeth workups in pr... More
Senior Executive for Navy Support Equipment (SE) and
Senior Executive for Navy Support Equipment (SE) and Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment (ALRE) Kathleen P. Donnelly led the leadership team greeting Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer and his wife Pol... More
Royal Navy Cmdr. Nathan Gray, F-35 Pax River ITF test
Royal Navy Cmdr. Nathan Gray, F-35 Pax River ITF test pilot, conducts short take offs and vertical landings with an F-35B on Aug. 23, 2018, at NAS Patuxent River as part of the workups for the First of Class Fl... More
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert and Peter Wilson,
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert and Peter Wilson, F-35 test pilots at the Patuxent River Integrated Test Force (ITF), conduct night field carrier landing practices Aug. 30, 2018, at NAS Patuxent River in... More
NAVAIR Commander, Vice Adm. G. Dean Peters (left),
NAVAIR Commander, Vice Adm. G. Dean Peters (left), Rear Adm. Shane G. Gahagan (middle) and Rear Adm. John S. Lemmon (right) salute during the change of command ceremony where Lemmon assumed leadership of Naval ... More
F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force test pilots Peter
F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force test pilots Peter Wilson and Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Andy Edgell, First of Class Flight Trials (Fixed Wing) lead test pilot, continue FOCFT (FW) developmental test f... More
F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force test pilots Peter
F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force test pilots Peter Wilson and Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Andy Edgell, First of Class Flight Trials (Fixed Wing) lead test pilot, continue developmental test flights with... More
F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force test pilots, U.S.
F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force test pilots, U.S. Marine Corps Michael Lippert and Royal Navy Nathan Gray, continue First of Class Flight Trials (Fixed Wing) developmental test flights with BF-4 and BF-5, ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert, test pilot
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert, test pilot with the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force, continues First of Class Flight Trials (Fixed Wing) developmental test flights aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth on Sep... More
F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force test pilots, Royal
F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force test pilots, Royal Navy Commander Nathan Gray and Peter Wilson, conduct F-35B flight tests aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth during the First of Class Flight Trials (Fixed Wing) on... More
F-35B flight operations Oct. 8 during First of Class
F-35B flight operations Oct. 8 during First of Class Flight Trials (Fixed Wing).
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert, test pilot
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert, test pilot with the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force, takes off from HMS Queen Elizabeth with the first Paveway II payload Oct. 9, 2018. The first bombs to be dropped... More
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN -- F-35 Pax River Integrated Test
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN -- F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force pilots Peter Wilson and Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert land aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), Nov. 1, 2018, to start the second phase of first of ... More
Pax ITF returns to HMS Queen Elizabeth for DT-2, week
Pax ITF returns to HMS Queen Elizabeth for DT-2, week 1
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN -- The F-35 Pax River Integrated
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN -- The F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force is testing aboard the HMS Queen Elizabeth for the first of class flight trials (fixed wing) to help the UK Ministry of Defence reach initial oper... More
Pax ITF returns to HMS Queen Elizabeth for DT-2, week
Pax ITF returns to HMS Queen Elizabeth for DT-2, week 2
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN -- The F-35 Pax River Integrated
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN -- The F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force is testing aboard the HMS Queen Elizabeth for phase two of the first of class flight trials (fixed wing). Phase two tests include external stores... More
First Aft-Facing Vertical Landing on HMS Queen Elizabeth
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN--The first aft-facing vertical landing made by a fast jet onto a Queen Elizabeth Class carrier was achieved on Nov. 16, 2018, during the first of class flight trials (fixed wing)
Pax River F-35 ITF leaves HMS Queen Elizabeth after 'eclipsing aspirat...
The F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force carried out phase two of the first of class flight trials (fixed wing) aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth. Test events included external stores, minimum performance short-takeof... More
Retiring Capt. Thomas R. Tennant (left) and Col. Richard
Retiring Capt. Thomas R. Tennant (left) and Col. Richard E. Marigliano (right) salute during the change of command ceremony where Marigliano assumed leadership of Naval Test Wing Atlantic at Patuxent River, Md.... More
F-35 test pilot Dan Levin, F-35 Pax River Integrated
F-35 test pilot Dan Levin, F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force, flies an Auto Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto-GCAS) test flight in an F-35C on a low level through West Virginia, June 17, 2019. Flying t... More
NAWCAD Lakehurst engineers use the Sciaky EBAM System
NAWCAD Lakehurst engineers use the Sciaky EBAM System to fixture a part at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. The newly acquired system is part of the 2019 expansion of Additive Manufacturing capabil... More
“Old Girl” takes a victory lap as VX-20 sunsets the C-2A Greyhound
Dave Seeman, center, a retired Grumman test pilot who was one of the first to fly the C-2A Greyhound when it debuted in 1964, shares an anecdote with VX-20 test pilots LCDR Eric “Turbo” Thurber, left, and LT Pa... More
NAWCAD Lakehurst is 3D printing 500 face shields at
NAWCAD Lakehurst is 3D printing 500 face shields at its Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. facilities for the USNS Comfort stationed in New York City to help the fight against COVID-19.
NAWCAD Lakehurst manufacturing face shields
Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst uses a water jet to produce face shield visors to support the fight against COVID-19.
Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD)
Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst personnel are safely working on base in order to bring critical capabilities and assets to the fleet. NAWCAD Lakehurst’s Randy Halfenger and Dave Ho... More
NAWCAD LKE tests improved grease for Steam Catapults
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst test team completed more than 800 no-loads and over 500 dry cycles of the C-13 Mod 2 Steam Catapult Improved Low Loss Launch Valve (ILLLV) using... More
ASN(RD&A) Geurts visits AAG, EMALS land-based test sites
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition (ASN(RD&A)) James Geurts visited Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst Aug. 26 to see the land-based test sites ... More
Navy developing UAS for ship cargo resupply
An autonomous vehicle dubbed Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS flies over Unmanned Air Test and Evaluation (UX) 24 during a demonstration flight at Naval Air Station Patuxent River November 4, 2020. The commerc... More
Capt. Adam T. Scott (left), Maj. Gen. Greg Masiello
Capt. Adam T. Scott (left), Maj. Gen. Greg Masiello (center) and Capt. William E. Coleman, Jr. salute for the playing of the national anthem during the PMA-271 Change of Command, Jan. 8, 2021 at Naval Air Stati... More
Lt. Gen. Christopher C. Bogdan, Program Executive Officer
Lt. Gen. Christopher C. Bogdan, Program Executive Officer for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office, delivers his change of command speech during a ceremony May 25, 2017 at Conmy Hall on Joint Base Myer, A... More
Peter Wilson completes crosswind creeping short take
Peter Wilson completes crosswind creeping short take off and vertical landing (STOVL) testing with BF-1, an F-35B, March 5 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. This is BF-1’s final system design and d... More
F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force pilot Navy Lt.
F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force pilot Navy Lt. William Bowen, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, conducts an Advanced Aerial Refueling Control Law test with an F-35B, June 20, 2018.
F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force pilot Navy Lt.
F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force pilot Navy Lt. William Bowen, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, conducts an Advanced Aerial Refueling Control Law test with an F-35C, June 26, 2018, behind an F/A-18... More
Royal Air Force Sqn. Ldr. Andrew "Gary" Edgell, test
Royal Air Force Sqn. Ldr. Andrew "Gary" Edgell, test pilot at the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force, performs a ski jump Aug. 13, 2018, at NAS Patuxent River with an F-35B test jet as part of the workups to ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert, F-35 Pax River
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert, F-35 Pax River ITF test pilot, completes an asymmetric ski jump at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, Aug. 16, 2018, as part of the Queen Elizabeth workups in pr... More
Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer and Sen. Robert
Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer and Sen. Robert Menendez receive a demonstration of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) during a visit to the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (... More
Royal Navy Cmdr. Nathan Gray, F-35 Pax River ITF test
Royal Navy Cmdr. Nathan Gray, F-35 Pax River ITF test pilot, conducts short take offs and vertical landings with an F-35B on Aug. 23, 2018, at NAS Patuxent River as part of the workups for the First of Class Fl... More
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert and Peter Wilson,
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert and Peter Wilson, F-35 test pilots at the Patuxent River Integrated Test Force (ITF), conduct night field carrier landing practices Aug. 30, 2018, at NAS Patuxent River in... More
Vice Adm. G. Dean Peters presides the change of command
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F-35B flight operations Sept. 28 during First of Class
F-35B flight operations Sept. 28 during First of Class Flight Trials (Fixed Wing).
F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force test pilots Peter
F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force test pilots Peter Wilson and Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Andy Edgell, First of Class Flight Trials (Fixed Wing) lead test pilot, continue FOCFT (FW) developmental test f... More
F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force test pilots Peter
F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force test pilots Peter Wilson and Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Andy Edgell, First of Class Flight Trials (Fixed Wing) lead test pilot, continue FOCFT (FW) developmental test f... More
F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force test pilots Peter
F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force test pilots Peter Wilson and Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Andy Edgell, First of Class Flight Trials (Fixed Wing) lead test pilot, continue FOCFT (FW) developmental test f... More
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert, test pilot
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert, test pilot with the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force, continues First of Class Flight Trials (Fixed Wing) developmental test flights aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth on Se... More
F-35B during First of Class Flight Trials (Fixed Wing)
F-35B during First of Class Flight Trials (Fixed Wing) on HMS Queen Elizabeth, Oct. 8, 2018.
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert, test pilot
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert, test pilot with the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force, takes off from HMS Queen Elizabeth with the first Paveway II payload Oct. 9, 2018. The first bombs to be dropped... More
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN -- F-35 Pax River Integrated Test
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN -- F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force pilot Royal Navy Cmdr. Nathan Gray carries out flight tests aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), Nov. 1, 2018, during phase two of the first of class fl... More
Pax ITF returns to HMS Queen Elizabeth for DT-2, week
Pax ITF returns to HMS Queen Elizabeth for DT-2, week 1
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN -- The F-35 Pax River Integrated
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN -- The F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force is testing aboard the HMS Queen Elizabeth for phase two of the first of class flight trials (fixed wing) to help the UK Ministry of Defence reach... More
Pax ITF returns to HMS Queen Elizabeth for DT-2, week
Pax ITF returns to HMS Queen Elizabeth for DT-2, week 2
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN -- The F-35 Pax River Integrated
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN -- The F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force is testing aboard the HMS Queen Elizabeth for phase two of the first of class flight trials (fixed wing). Phase two tests include external stores... More
181117-N-ZZ999-007 NORTH ATLANTIC (Nov. 17, 2018) The
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A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B from Air Test and Evaluation
A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, undergoes a ground test of an improved probe light assembly in an Edwards Air Force Base, Cal... More
Retired Rear Adm. Mark W. Darrah presides over the
Retired Rear Adm. Mark W. Darrah presides over the change of command ceremony during which Col. Richard E. Marigliano assumed leadership of Naval Test Wing Atlantic from Capt. Thomas R. Tennant, who retired aft... More
F-35 test pilot Dan Levin, F-35 Pax River Integrated
F-35 test pilot Dan Levin, F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force, flies an Auto Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto-GCAS) test flight in an F-35C on a low level through West Virginia, June 17, 2019. Flying t... More
The NAWCAD Lakehurst advanced manufacturing / prototype
The NAWCAD Lakehurst advanced manufacturing / prototype engineering team worked with the Naval Air Systems Command additive manufacturing team to ensure that all face shields are high quality and meet requirements.
Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD)
Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst personnel are safely working on base in order to bring critical capabilities and assets to the fleet. NAWCAD Lakehurst’s Rich Bitterle works on a Lo... More
Airborne Strategic Command, Control, and Communications
Airborne Strategic Command, Control, and Communications Program Office (PMA-271) Program Manager Capt. Adam T. Scott speaks during the change of command ceremony Jan. 8 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. ... More
Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan (right) shakes hands with Vice
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Peter "Wizzer" Wilson, BAE test pilot at the F-35 Pax
Peter "Wizzer" Wilson, BAE test pilot at the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force, performs a ski jump Aug. 15, 2018, at NAS Patuxent River with an F-35B test jet as part of the workups to prepare for First of ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert, F-35 Pax River
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert, F-35 Pax River ITF test pilot, completes an vertical landing at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, Aug. 16, 2018, as part of the Queen Elizabeth workups in prepa... More
Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer and Sen. Robert
Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer and Sen. Robert Menendez receive a demonstration of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) during a visit to the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (... More
Royal Navy Cmdr. Nathan Gray, F-35 Pax River ITF test
Royal Navy Cmdr. Nathan Gray, F-35 Pax River ITF test pilot, conducts short take offs and vertical landings with an F-35B on Aug. 23, 2018, at NAS Patuxent River as part of the workups for the First of Class Fl... More
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert and Peter Wilson,
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert and Peter Wilson, F-35 test pilots at the Patuxent River Integrated Test Force (ITF), conduct night field carrier landing practices Aug. 30, 2018, at NAS Patuxent River in... More
F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force test pilots Peter
F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force test pilots Peter Wilson and Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Andy Edgell, First of Class Flight Trials (Fixed Wing) lead test pilot, continue FOCFT (FW) developmental test f... More
F-35B flight operations Sept. 28 during First of Class
F-35B flight operations Sept. 28 during First of Class Flight Trials (Fixed Wing) on HMS Queen Elizabeth.
F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force test pilots Peter
F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force test pilots Peter Wilson and Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Andy Edgell, First of Class Flight Trials (Fixed Wing) lead test pilot, continue FOCFT (FW) developmental test f... More
F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force test pilots, U.S.
F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force test pilots, U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert and Royal Navy Commander Nathan Gray, conduct F-35B flight tests aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth during the First of Class Fli... More
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert, test pilot
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert, test pilot with the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force, continues First of Class Flight Trials (Fixed Wing) developmental test flights aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth on Sep... More
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert, test pilot
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert, test pilot with the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force, takes off from HMS Queen Elizabeth with the first Paveway II payload Oct. 9, 2018. The first bombs to be dropped... More
U.S. Marine Corps Michael Lippert, F-35 Pax River Integrated
U.S. Marine Corps Michael Lippert, F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force test pilot, continues First of Class Flight Trials (Fixed Wing) developmental test flights aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth on Oct. 9, 2018.
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN -- F-35 Pax River Integrated Test
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN -- F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force pilot Royal Navy Cmdr. Nathan Gray carries out flight tests aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), Nov. 1, 2018, during phase two of the first of class fl... More
Pax ITF returns to HMS Queen Elizabeth for DT-2, week
Pax ITF returns to HMS Queen Elizabeth for DT-2, week 1
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN -- The F-35 Pax River Integrated
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN -- The F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force is testing aboard the HMS Queen Elizabeth for phase two of the first of class flight trials (fixed wing) to help the UK Ministry of Defence reach... More
Pax ITF returns to HMS Queen Elizabeth for DT-2, week
Pax ITF returns to HMS Queen Elizabeth for DT-2, week 2
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN -- The F-35 Pax River Integrated
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN -- The F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force is testing aboard the HMS Queen Elizabeth for phase two of the first of class flight trials (fixed wing). Phase two tests include external stores... More
F-35 test pilot Dan Levin, F-35 Pax River Integrated
F-35 test pilot Dan Levin, F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force, flies an Auto Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto-GCAS) test flight in an F-35C on a low level through West Virginia, June 17, 2019. Flying t... More
C-2A Greyhound BuNo 162142 rolls through a water cannon
C-2A Greyhound BuNo 162142 rolls through a water cannon salute at Naval Air Station Patuxent River following its final flight on March 19, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Steve Wolff)
Capt. William E. Coleman, Jr. speaks during the Airborne
Capt. William E. Coleman, Jr. speaks during the Airborne Strategic Command, Control, and Communications Program Office (PMA-271) change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., Jan. 8, 2021... More
Vice Adm. Mathias Winter delivers a change of command
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Peter "Wizzer" Wilson, BAE test pilot at the F-35 Pax
Peter "Wizzer" Wilson, BAE test pilot at the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force, performs a vertical landing Aug. 15, 2018, at NAS Patuxent River with an F-35B test jet as part of the workups to prepare for F... More
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert and Royal Air
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert and Royal Air Force Sq. Ldr. Andy Edgell, both F-35 Pax River ITF test pilots, conduct ski jumps and field carrier landing practices with F-35Bs on Aug. 27, 2018, at NAS P... More
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert and Peter Wilson,
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert and Peter Wilson, F-35 test pilots at the Patuxent River Integrated Test Force (ITF), conduct night field carrier landing practices Aug. 30, 2018, at NAS Patuxent River in... More
F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force test pilots Peter
F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force test pilots Peter Wilson and Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Andy Edgell, First of Class Flight Trials (Fixed Wing) lead test pilot, continue FOCFT (FW) developmental test f... More
F-35B flight operations Sept. 28 during First of Class
F-35B flight operations Sept. 28 during First of Class Flight Trials (Fixed Wing) on HMS Queen Elizabeth.