epa05398229 An undated handout picture made available by the British Ministry of Defence (MOD) on 30 June 2016 shows a F-35B Lightning II (L), the first of Britain’s new supersonic ‚stealth‘ strike fighters, in air during a transatlantic flight from the USA to Britain. The jet was flown by Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot Squadron Leader Hugh Nichols on its first transatlantic crossing, accompanied by two United States Marine Corps F-35B aircraft from their training base at Beaufort, South Carolina, USA. EPA/BRITISH MINISTRY OF DEFENCE / SAC TIM LAURENCE / HANDOUT MANDATORY CREDIT BRITISH MINISTRY OF DEFENCE: CROWN COPYRIGHT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES