UK F-35 Jets operate from HMS Queen Elizabeth in the North Sea

Four 617 Squadron jets landed on HMS Queen Elizabeth in the North Sea. Full story here: The F35s began initial pilot qualification period right away. The jets will then exercise defending carrier group by maintaining combat air patrols (CAP), launching and flying strike missions on simulated land targets and being held on deck to launch at very short notice. This is the first complete deployment of 617 Squadron on the ship.