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The 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath is re-equipping, having discarded its F-15C pure air superiority Eagles in favour of two squadrons of F-35A Lightning II strike aircraft. But there are still many Eagles at Lakenheath and we were pleased to see that a group coming out for an afternoon mission included the special tail aircraft I had recently seen at RIAT, giving me a chance to photograph it taking off and returning later in the air.
20230719 (22)_92-364_McDonnell_Douglas_F-15E_Eagle
The 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath is re-equipping, having discarded its F-15C pure air superiority Eagles in favour of two squadrons of F-35A Lightning II strike aircraft. But there are still many Eagles at Lakenheath and we were pleased to see that a group coming out for an afternoon mission included the special tail aircraft I had recently seen at RIAT, giving me a chance to photograph it taking off and returning later in the air.