F-35Bs In Cyprus For 1st Overseas Exercise
May 22 2019
The British Royal Air Force has deployed several of its new F-35B Lightning stealth fighters to Cyprus for the first time, reports the U.K. Ministry of Defense.
The F-35Bs from 617 Squadron flew from their base at RAF Marham in Norfolk to RAF Akrotiri, where they will spend six weeks as part of Exercise Lightning Dawn.
The drills are designed to demonstrate that the RAF can operate the F-35 successfully away from its home base as well as gain experience in deployed operations with...
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