Maj. Laurens Vijge, a RNlAF pilot, climbs into the seat of an F-35A Lightning II for his first flight in the aircraft on December 18th, 2013 at Eglin AFB. Vijge became the first RNlAF pilot to fly the joint strike fighter and the flight marks the first sortie for the RNlAF here. [USAF photo by Samuel King Jr.]
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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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