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Lockheed Martin F-35B c/n BF-05 first flew on January 26, 2011. In July 2011 the aircraft went to NAS Patuxent River and began evaluations by VX-23, the USN fighter test center. During August 2013 the aircraft went for Developmental Test Phase II onboard USS Wasp. In September 2014 BF-05 would undergo testing at Eglin AFB’s Climatic Lab. In 2016 BF-05 deployed on USS America for DT-III and Operational Testing. September 25, 2018 piloted by Cdr. Nathan Gray BF-05 made its first landing and take off from the carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth.