RAF Lakenheath
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Royal Air Force Lakenheath or RAF Lakenheath is a Royal Air Force station near the village of Lakenheath in Suffolk, England, 4.7 miles north-east of Mildenhall and 8.3 miles west of Thetford. The ins
An aerial view of RAF Lakenheath
USAF A Boeing B-47E-50-LM in flight.
A F-100D Super Sabre of 494 Tactical Fighter Squadron 48 TFW, 1965
48th TFW McDonnell F-4D Phantom II, 1974, note the tri-colour fin tip
RAF Mildenhall
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Royal Air Force Mildenhall, or more simply RAF Mildenhall, is a Royal Air Force station located near Mildenhall in Suffolk, England. Despite its status as a Royal Air Force station, it primarily suppo
RAF Lakenheath
…ground-attack range for aircraft flying from RFC Feltwell and RFC Thetford. In 1940, the Air Ministry selected Lakenheath as an alternative for nearby RAF Mildenhall and used it as a decoy airfield. Surfaced runways were constructed in 1941, with the main runway being 3,000 feet (910 m), and the two subsidiary runways…
A Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker of the 100th ARW at RAF Mildenhall.
Ut aquilae volent (Latin for 'That eagles may fly')
A Boeing B-50D Superfortress
A Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter, 1951