First succesful, ship-board, vertical landing of the F-35B
Monday, October 3, 2011 - Atlantic Ocean, N/A
This is a Notable Operational milestone.
Description:
Development aircraft BF02 landed on the USS Wasp in the Atlantic Ocean. The pilot was Lt. Col. Fred "Tinman" Schenk, USMC.
Source: "US Marine Corps/Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II", Erasmo Piñero Jr., AHS 2018 VTOL History Calendar - July
