Lightnings Strike at Culdrose

[EGDR]

Couldn't have asked for better weather for the F-35's first taste of the tarmac at RNAS Culdrose! ZM158 and ZM163, callsigns DOOM11/12, performed a flypast over Falmouth for the flag raising ceremony ahead of Armed Forces Day this coming weekend, and subsequently spent a few hours on the deck at Culdrose. Both jets flew a couple circuits on arrival, and several on departure.

Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II | ZM163 | Royal Air Force by Kai Greet, on Flickr
Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II | ZM163 | Royal Air Force by Kai Greet, on Flickr
Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II | ZM158 | Royal Air Force by Kai Greet, on Flickr
Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II | ZM163 | Royal Air Force by Kai Greet, on Flickr
Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II | ZM163 | Royal Air Force by Kai Greet, on Flickr
Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II | ZM163 | Royal Air Force by Kai Greet, on Flickr
Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II | ZM158 | Royal Air Force by Kai Greet, on Flickr
Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II | ZM158 | Royal Air Force by Kai Greet, on Flickr
Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II | ZM163 | Royal Air Force by Kai Greet, on Flickr
Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II | ZM158 | Royal Air Force by Kai Greet, on Flickr

[KevinJ]

Lovely shots, especially the vapour one!

[paddyboy]

Cracking set there, Kai

Another vote for No. 2

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

[Blue fox]

Nice set ofpic's. good catch.

[marku51]

Great set of photos! This flight teased me in the morning going past, I could hear them but not see them due to clouds. Thanks for posting!

[XV370]

I saw them both low over Falmouth at 10am yesterday but wasn't expecting them so camera wasn't ready!