F-35C test aircraft CF-3 flies over its new home at Naval Air Station Patuxent River during its ferry flight from Fort Worth, Texas, June 2. CF-3 was flown by Lockheed Martin test pilot Dan “Dog” Canin and is the third F-35C test aircraft at NAS Patuxent River. CF-3 is the designated carrier suitability testing aircraft. Carrier suitability testing is scheduled to include the first catapult launches later this summer and shipboard testing in 2013. The F-35C is undergoing test and evaluation at NAS Patuxent River in preparation for ultimate delivery to the fleet. (Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin)

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