Lightning on Deck
The F-35B makes its first vertical landing at sea
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The Marine Corps version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is undergoing sea trials this week and next, and already has chalked up a milestone: the first vertical landing of the F-35B at sea.
Marine test pilot Lt. Col. Fred Schenk was at the controls on Monday for the landing on the deck of the USS Wasp. Observe: