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| Keywords: f-35 f35 f-35c f35c navy pax river itf paxriveritf nas patuxent river naspatuxentriver navair vx-23 vx23 pax river paxriver itf cf-03 cf03 cf-05 cf05 uss dwight d. eisenhower ussdwightdeisenhower cvn 69 cvn69 carrier naval aviation navalaviation joint strike fighter jointstrikefighter jsf atlantic ocean atlanticocean airplane aircraft vehicle outdoor jet ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 8, 2015) Two test pilots from the F-35 Patuxent River Integrated Test Force (ITF) assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 prepare to conduct night flight test operations for the first time aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The Pax River ITF is onboard the Eisenhower for the second Developmental Test (DT-II) phase. Cmdr. Ted “Dutch” Dyckman was the pilot for aircraft 73/CF-03 and Cmdr. Christian “Wilson” Sewell was the pilot for aircraft 75/CF-05. During the F-35’s 2014 DT-I operations aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68), Dyckman launched into the history books as the first test pilot to conduct F-35 night operations — and the first to conduct night operations during a DT-I event, an unheard of feat since the Navy’s F-4 era. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy Lockheed Martin photo by Andy Wolfe/Released) ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 8, 2015) Two test pilots from the F-35 Patuxent River Integrated Test Force (ITF) assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 prepare to conduct night flight test operations for the first time aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The Pax River ITF is onboard the Eisenhower for the second Developmental Test (DT-II) phase. Cmdr. Ted “Dutch” Dyckman was the pilot for aircraft 73/CF-03 and Cmdr. Christian “Wilson” Sewell was the pilot for aircraft 75/CF-05. During the F-35’s 2014 DT-I operations aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68), Dyckman launched into the history books as the first test pilot to conduct F-35 night operations — and the first to conduct night operations during a DT-I event, an unheard of feat since the Navy’s F-4 era. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy Lockheed Martin photo by Andy Wolfe/Released) | ||||
