RAF Lakenheath (USAF)

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RAF Lakenheath (USAF)

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Royal Air Force Lakenheath or RAF Lakenheath (IATA: LKZ, ICAO: EGUL) is a Royal Air Force station near the village of Lakenheath in Suffolk, England, UK, 4.7 miles (7.6 km) north-east of Mildenhall and 8.3 miles (13.4 km) west of Thetford. The base also sits close to Brandon.

Despite being an RAF station, Lakenheath currently only hosts United States Air Force units and personnel. The host wing is the 48th Fighter Wing (48 FW), also known as the Liberty Wing, assigned to United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA).


(Ministry of Defence) 14th August 2020
The team working at RAF Lakenheath to ready it for the US Air Force's new F-35 aircraft have reached an important milestone. Completion of the F-15 parking apron means that attention can now turn to construction of F-35 aircraft shelters and ramp extensions.

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(Forces TV) 16th August 2020
The US Air Force has been carrying out three days of intensive flying from RAF Lakenheath. The 'surge' saw the base's F-15 aircraft flying many training sorties, designed to test whether or not they are combat-ready.

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