PEOPLE were able to get a rare glimpse of two of the UK's most advanced fighter jets as they flew over North Wales and Cheshire.
Two RAF F-35 Lightnings roared through the skies on Tuesday afternoon as part of a routine training mission.
A Ministry of Defence spokesperson said: "Two RAF F-35 Lightnings from 207 Squadron, RAF Marham, Norfolk completed a routine training sortie on Tuesday, August 8 over Wales and North West England which included a Practice Diversion to Liverpool airport, such training ensuring that our pilots continue to be ready for global operations."
The RAF and in his case, F-35 pilots from RAF Marham use a variety of training areas around the whole of the UK for training and vary their routes and training locations to maximise training benefit.
Such training areas enable RAF crews to train in varied environments in preparation for operations across the globe.
The state-of-the-art fifth-generation F-35 stealth fighters can be armed with a variety of Air-to-Air and Air to Ground weapons and are capable of multiple simultaneous missions such as air defence policing whilst intelligence gathering.
The jets are also equipped with stealth technology, which makes them difficult to detect by enemy radar.
Its top speed is 1,200mph and it's thought to have cost £190million to make.
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