Lewin of Greenwich Naval History & Forum

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USMC Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II pictured aboard Lead Ship,Amphibious Assault Ship USS America...2018.

The plane that is almost bankrupting the CORPS. Who needs armor, arty or well trained and equipped 0300 infantry??? The F-35B can doo everything....sure. DFO

Hey you .....just be careful you've got our entire nations " Fleet Air Arm fighter force" there ......be sure and bring them back......... without any scratches on if you please , and fully fuelled , no joy riding back home or over to see your mate in Hawaii. .....and leave the Ospreys on if you like


Great shot Dennis , crystal clear and perfect ........thank you very much .

Good luck to the RN's 2 CVFs with a relative handful of rather short legged F-35Bs........... I cannot think of any other Navy that has ever designed a carrier for ONE specific aircraft, only! IMhO this aircraft program is THE BIGGEST BOONDOGGLE in military history. DFO

Well time will tell eh Dennis , some might see it as Faith in a product , others might share your point of view its true

But if it fails we won't be the only ones with Egg on our face , and it will create a huge shift in faith from integrated technology and partnerships aiming for the same goals .....for instance...... we had our TSR2 project pulled from under our feet , and as we both know ....History has a nasty habit of repeating itself ....has it not

I hope I'm wrong, but based on open lit I've read....hhmmmm????.......prove it without the L-M rahrah BSskizz........DFO

Sorry Dennis ,..... but you lost me with the later acronym , not my strong point I'm afraid

A Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat assigned to Marine Fighting Squadron (VMF) 511,pictured during flight operations on Bogue Class Escort Carrier USS Block Island c1944.

A superb USMC Corsair on MIDWAY's hanger deck, San Diego, CA. DFO