809 NAS F-35Bs fly from HMS Prince of Wales

A Fleet Air Arm fast-jet squadron once again was recently operating from the flight deck of a Royal Navy aircraft carrier. Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning IIs from 809 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) embarked on HMS Prince of Wales in late September 2024 for a month of training. A Royal Navy statement described the training as “a key stepping stone for the squadron and the ship as both gear up to take part in an eight-month global deployment in 2025”. Eight