This week two F-35B Lightning II fighter jets successfully landed onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth for the first time, laying the foundations for the next 50 years of fixed wing aviation in support of the United Kingdom's carrier strike capability. The landing marks the start of the First of Class Flight Trials (Fixed Wing) to establish the F-35B operating envelope on Queen Elizabeth Class carriers. Royal Navy Cdr. Nathan Gray made history by being the first to land, followed by Royal Air Force Sq. Ldr. Andy Edgell. Both are test pilots at the F-35 Integrated Test Force at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. U.S. Navy photo