First F-35B for Royal Navy’s 809 NAS on show at RAF Marham

The first F-35B to be assigned to the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm’s (RN FAA’s) 809 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) – which is being formally stood up today (December 8) as the UK’s second operational frontline Lightning II squadron at RAF Marham in Norfolk – has received special markings to celebrate the occasion. Lockheed Martin F-36B Lightning II (ZM151/809) – the first aircraft to be assigned to the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm’s newly reformed 809 NAS (the UK’s second