Posted: 04/01/2011
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - At a test range near Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., two F-35B test aircraft accomplish a formation test point March 17. Lockheed Martin test pilot David "Doc" Nelson flew BF-2 and Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Steve Long piloted BF-3. The F-35B and F-35C variants are undergoing test and evaluation for delivery to the Marine Corps and Navy respectively.