Pilot completes UK's first vertical landing in an F-35

An RAF pilot based in Florida has become the first UK pilot to undertake a short take-off and vertical landing in a F-35B Lightning II fighter jet.

Royal Air Force pilots are currently undergoing training on the UK's next generation stealth combat aircraft at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.

Squadron Leader Hugh Nichols is the first UK instructor pilot to perform a vertical landing in the F-35B Lightning II - the UK’s next generation stealth combat aircraft.

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