Keywords: F-35A Lightning II completes first trans-Atlantic Ocean crossing (14 of 16).jpg en 160205-O-ZZ999-919 NAS Patuxent River February 5 2016 An Italian Air Force Aeronautica Militare F-35A Lightning II aircraft made aviation history as it completed the very first F-35 trans-Atlantic Ocean crossing arriving at Naval Air Station Patuxent River Md from Cameri Air Base Italy on Feb 5 at 2 24 p m EST F-35A aircraft AL-1 the first international jet fully built overseas at the Cameri Final Assembly Check-Out FACO facility at Cameri Air Base Italy is also the first F-35 assembled outside of the U S to land on U S soil U S Navy photo courtesy Andy Wolfe/Released 2016-02-05 https //www dvidshub net/download/image/2389565 US Navy / Andy Wolfe https //www dvidshub net/image/2389565/ PermissionOTRS 2016052110008897 Revent PD-USGov-Military-Navy Naval Air Station Patuxent River Maryland 160205-O-ZZ999-919 02-08-2016 09 48 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II in Italian service 2016 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River Files uploaded by Revent Photographs by Lockheed Martin Photographs by Andy Wolfe |