Keywords: F-35A Lightning II completes first trans-Atlantic Ocean crossing (02 of 16).jpg en 160205-O-ZZ999-964 NAS Patuxent River February 5 2016 An Italian Air Force Aeronautica Militare KC-767 aerial refueling tanker and an Italian Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft made aviation history Feb 5 as the next generation stealth fighter completed the very first F-35 trans-Atlantic Ocean crossing The tanker refueled the F-35A during a two-phase 11-hour deployment across the North Atlantic from Cameri Air Base Italy to NAS Patuxent River The F-35A aircraft is the first international F-35 jet fully built overseas at the Cameri Final Assembly Check-Out FACO facility and 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/2389781 US Navy / Andy Wolfe https //www dvidshub net/image/2389781/ PermissionOTRS 2016052110008897 Revent PD-USGov-Military-Navy Naval Air Station Patuxent River Maryland 160205-O-ZZ999-964 02-08-2016 11 51 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II in Italian service Boeing KC-767A Italian Air Force 2016 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River Files uploaded by Revent Photographs by Andy Wolfe |