Three fighter jets F-35B Lightning II performed a flight across the Atlantic and landed in the UK to participate in two airshow there. This is the first flyby of the Atlantic with shortened takeoff and vertical landing.

Two of the fighters belong to the Marine Corps of the United States, and the third is from the armed forces of the United Kingdom. Flyby was supported by a flying tanker KC-10A Extender.

The fighters will participate in the airshow Royal International Air Tattoo and then in the aviation show in Farnborough. In the airshow will also participate the conventional F-35A from the composition of the US Air Force.

Over the Atlantic already flew Italian and Dutch F-35A, but this is the first flyby of F-35B.

Exactly two years Ago the debut of the F-35B in Europe failed due to suspension of flights with the type after a fire in the engine.

Britain intends to order a total of 138 units of the F-35B, to be used jointly by the Royal Navy and Air Force.

So far the British Ministry of Defence has purchased eight F-35. They are expected to be based on the two British aircraft carriers by 2020. Currently four of these machines are in a test phase. One of them arrived in the UK. By the end of the week four more should arrive in the country.

The type is expected to be enter into service in 2018.