One of the largest air shows in the
united states, the thunder and lightning
over arizona draws some of the most
spectacular aerial machines in the world
over to the davis-monthan air force base. Where they are allowed to make a
spectacle of themselves for the delight
of the crowds.
Over the years the great names of the
u.s air force and other military
branches have been present in the air
there, but also car makers who've always
had the opportunity to show off their
best products on the ground
and the best spectacle takes place in
the sky where machines fielded by the
united states air force thunderbirds or
the F-35 demo team, among others show
their crowds.
Daniel Patrick at auto evolution, pointed
out that an amazing pick was taken by
senior Airman Caitlin Ergis at the air
show which can be seen above. It shows the perfectly sculpted
silhouette of the F-35A Lightning II flown by the plane's demo team Commander Maj Kristen Wolfe as the only speck of
darkness in an otherwise perfectly blue
sky, he writes.
He said we've seen this airplane pilot
duo several times before, performing all
sorts of incredible stunts all across
north america.
This time we're getting a perfect view
of the machine's upper side with
everything perfectly visible and
distinguishable from the nose and canopy
to the rear wings and afterburner, he
adds.
Just last week the aircraft again made
headlines when the u.s air force
announced that the first F-35 fighters
to be stationed in Europe. Finally landed
at their new home in england at royal
air force lakenheath.
According to defense writer Jennifer Svan at stars and stripes, the four
planes fresh off the Lockheed Martin
production line in fort worth texas were
part of the initial delivery to the
fighter base in Suffolk for US Air Forces in Europe, Air Forces Africa.
The squadron will eventually boast a
total of 24 aircraft which will be
delivered to royal air force lakenheath
in phases, according to united states air
forces in europe and air forces africa
officials. There will also be two F-35a squadrons. It was also reported by Military.com
that the north atlantic treaty
organization is eyeing an even larger
presence of F-35s on the continent.
Air Force General Todd Wolters who leads
the u.s european command and is NATO's
supreme allied commander for europe
confirmed that the coalition will
continue to build up its F-35 fighter
capability, perhaps with more than 400 F-35s in the coming decades.
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