Maj. Laurens Vijge, a RNlAF pilot, gets fit tested for his helmet mounted display for the F-35A Lightning II on December 11th, 2013 at Eglin AFB. On December 18th, Vijge became the first RNlAF pilot to fly the joint strike fighter and the flight marks the first sortie for the RNLAF. [USAF photo by SSgt. Nick Egebrecht]
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News: First Dutch F-35 pilot takes to skies [2013-12-18]
The first Netherlands pilot took to the skies in the F-35A Lightning II at Eglin AFB, making the Netherlands the second partner country to operate the fifth-generation multirole fighter.
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