MIGHTY RAF MARHAM F-35 LIGHTNING ACTION 617 'DAMBUSTERS' & 207 SQUADRON • HIGHLIGHTS 04.07.23

Описание: The Ted Coningsby channel had a lucky day trip down to RAF Marham and were treated to some Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning action! With a four-ship of F-35B on initial and some VL (Vertical Landing), enjoy the noise.

Ted is at the home of the Royal Air Forces 5th Gen stealth F-35B Lightning and the home of 207 & 617 Squadron, RAF Marham. It is a very windy day and although standing on the ground in strong winds is bad enough, imagine hovering in the air with 34,000 lbs of metal!

809 Naval Air Squadron, known as the Immortals, has a long and distinguished history and has been recommissioned as the nation’s second front-line fighter unit operating the F-35B Lightning stealth fighter. They joined RAF Marham in December 2023.

As we see the four F-35s on initial in formation and into the break, they request 'Vertical Landing' and break to vertically land, just like the Harrier. This is known as Vertical Landing or 'VL' for short.

The F-35B Lightning combines advanced sensors and mission systems with low observable technology, or ‘stealth’, which enables it to operate undetected in hostile airspace. Its integrated sensors, sensor fusion and data linking provide the pilot with unprecedented situational awareness. The pilot is able to share information gathered by the jet with other platforms using secure data links, and/or use the information to employ weapons or electronic means.

The Lightning’s short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) capability allows it to operate from the new ‘Queen Elizabeth’-class aircraft carriers and the vessels of allied nations, as well as short airstrips.

RAF Marham, home of the F-35 Lightning a 5th Generation, multi-role, stealth fighter. Based here at Marham are 617 'Dambusters' squadron and 207 Squadron, the OCU for both RAF and the Royal Navy.

The Station is also home to a range of engineering support functions from maintenance to frontline support. Over 3600 Service Personnel, civil servants and contractors work at RAF Marham.

617 Squadron is based at RAF Marham. The Squadron adopted its name and badge after the famous Dams Raid in 1943. Previous aircraft flown include the Avro Lancaster, Lincoln and Vulcan; English Electric Canberra; and Panavia Tornado. They are now flying the F-35B Lightning fifth-generation combat aircraft.

In 2014 617 Sqn, disbanded on 28 February, after returning from a final HERRICK deployment on 30 January. Began re-forming in 2016, in preparation to become the UK’s first frontline Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning unit. In 2018, our 617 Squadron Lightnings landed at RAF Marham, the unit’s new home. In 2019 the Lightning Dawn saw 617 Squadron deploy to RAF Akrotiri for Operation SHADER sorties and subsequent training alongside Israeli and Italian F-35s.

And in June 2020 , 617 Squadron embarked operational Lightnings aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth for the first time. In September, the unit returned to the ship, alongside visiting US Marine Corps F-35Bs, in preparation for the vessel’s Carrier Strike Group 21 first operational sailing in 2021.

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