180925-N-ZZ999-017 NORTH ATLANTIC (Sept. 25, 2018) Royal air force Sqn. Ldr. Andy Edgell, first of class flight trials (fixed wing) lead test pilot, sits in an F-35B Lightning II fighter jet takes off from the Royal navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08). The F-35B Lightning IIs aboard Elizabeth lay the foundation for the next 50 years of fixed wing aviation in support of the United Kingdom's carrier strike capability. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of the Royal navy by PO Arron Hoare/Released)