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Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, is located 70 miles northeast of London and 25 miles from Cambridge. As the host wing, the 48th Fighter Wing is also designated the Air Force’s Statue of Liberty Wing - making it the only wing with both a numerical designation and an official name. In addition to supporting three combat-ready squadrons of F-15E Strike Eagle and F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft, the Liberty Wing houses the 56th Rescue Squadron’s HH-60G Combat Search and Rescue helicopters. RAF Lakenheath is the largest U.S. Air Force-operated base in England and the only U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) F-15 fighter wing.

Current structure:

48 FW

  • 492FS F-15E (Blue stripe) BOLAR
  • 493FS F-15C/D (Gold stripe) REAPER
  • 494FS F-15E (Red strip) PANTHER
  • 56 Rescue Squadron HH-60G JOLLY
  Lakenheath

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arrowF-15C/D EAGLES - 493rd fighter squadron (493FS)

A combat-ready F-15C squadron capable of executing air superiority and air defense missions in support of USAFE, USEUCOM and NATO war plans and contingency operations. Employs the world's finest air-to-air weapons and electronic identification systems. Maintains the ability to rapidly generate, deploy, and sustain operations to execute wartime and peacetime taskings in any theater of operations in the world.

F-15C 493FS 84-0019/LN
F-15C 493FS
F-15C 493FS 86-0154/LN
F-15C 493FS 86-0174/LN
F-15C 493FS 86-0147/LN
F-15C 493FS 86-0154/LN
F-15C 493FS 86-0160/LN
F-15D 493FS 86-0182/LN
F-15C 493FS 84-0001/LN
F-15C 493FS 86-0171/LN
F-15C 493FS 84-0009/LN
F-15C 493FS
F-15C 493FS 86-0160/LN
F-15C 493FS 86-0174/LN
F-15C 493FS 86-0174/LN
F-15C 493FS 84-0019/LN
F-15C 493FS 84-0010/LN
F-15C 493FS 86-0164/LN
F-15C 493FS 86-0176/LN
F-15C 493FS 84-0027/LN 493FS marks
F-15C 493FS 86-0171/LN
F-15C 493FS 84-0027/LN 493FS marks
F-15C 493FS 86-0176/LN
F-15C 493FS 86-0176/LN
F-15C 493FS 84-0010/LN
F-15C 493FS 84-0014/LN
F-15C 493FS 86-0167/LN
F-15C 493FS 84-0009/LN
F-15C 493FS 86-0167/LN & 84-0019/LN
F-15C 493FS 86-0176/LN
F-15C 493FS 86-0154/LN
F-15C 493FS 84-0019/LN
F-15C 493FS 86-0165/LN
F-15C 493FS 86-0165/LN
F-15C 493FS 86-0165/LN
F-15C 493FS 86-0167/LN
F-15C 493FS 84-0019/LN
F-15C 493FS 86-0154/LN
F-15C 493FS 84-0009/LN
F-15C 493FS 84-0009/LN
F-15C 493FS
F-15C 493FS 86-0178/LN
F-15C 493FS 86-0147/LN
F-15C 493FS 84-0010/LN
F-15C 493FS 86-0156/LN
F-15C 493FS 86-0165/LN
F-15C 493FS 86-0175/LN
F-15C 493FS 84-0014/LN
F-15C 493FS 86-0167/LN
F-15D 493FS 84-0044/LN
F-15D 493FS 86-0182/LN
F-15C 493FS 86-0167/LN & 84-0014/LN
F-15C 493FS 86-0160/LN
F-15C 493FS 84-0027/LN 493FS marks
F-15C 493FS 86-0167/LN
F-15C 493FS 86-0156/LN
F-15D 493FS 86-0182/LN
F-15C 493FS 84-0027/LN 493FS marks

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arrowF-15E Strike Eagle - 492nd & 494th Fighter squadrons (492FS/494FS)

Two combat-ready F-15E squadrons capable of executing strategic attack, interdiction, and counter air missions in support of USAFE, USEUCOM and NATO operations. Employs the full array of air superiority and surface attack munitions to include the most advanced precision-guided weapons in the USAF inventory. Capable of deploying to any theater of operations in the world.

F-15E 494FS 01-2003/LN
F-15E 494FS 00-3000/LN
F-15E 494FS 92-0364/LN
F-15E 494FS 91-0604/LN
F-15E 494FS 91-0326/LN
F-15E 494FS
F-15E 494FS 00-3001/LN
F-15E 48FW
F-15E 494FS 00-3003/LN
F-15E 494FS 91-0335/LN
F-15E 494FS 91-0335/LN
F-15E 494FS 00-3004/LN
F-15E 492FS 91-0308/LN
F-15E 492FS 98-0134/LN
F-15E 492FS 91-0303/LN
F-15E 492FS 91-0303/LN
F-15E 492FS 91-0303/LN
F-15E 492FS 98-0134/LN
F-15E 492FS
F-15E 492FS x2
F-15E 494FS
F-15E 494FS 91-0316/LN
F-15E 494FS 92-0364/LN
F-15E 494FS 91-0605/LN
F-15E 494FS
F-15E 494FS 91-0324/LN
F-15E 48FW 01-2004/LN 48FW spl marks
F-15E 494FS 01-2003/LN
F-15E 492FS 98-0202/LN
F-15E 48FW 01-2004/LN 48FW spl marks
F-15E 494FS 91-0334/LN
F-15E 494FS 91-0331/LN
F-15E 494FS 91-0329/LN
5F-15E 494FS 91-0329/LN
F-15E 48FW
F-15E 494FS 91-0314/LN
F-15E 494FS 91-0324/LN
F-15E 494FS 00-3002/LN
F-15E 492FS 97-0218/LN

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arrowHH-60G - 56th rescue squadron (56RS)

HH-60G 56 Rescue Sqn
HH-60G 56 Rescue Sqn    

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arrowVISITORS

The location of Lakenheath and its importance to NATO means that it gets a wide variety of aircraft transitting through from the US to operations in the Middle East. It also receives visitors from European air arms and from nearby Mildenhall

OA-10A 52FW 82-0650/SP
OA-10A 52FW 81-0980/SP
OA-10A 52FW 81-0985/SP
OA-10A 52FW 81-0988/SP
OA-10A 52FW 81-0991/SP
OA-10A 52FW 81-0976/SP
OA-10A 52FW 81-0980/SP
OA-10A 52FW 81-0984/SP
RNethsAF F-16A J-202
RNethsAF F-16A J-202
RNethsAF F-16A J-366
RNethsAF F-16A J-516
RNethsAF F-16A J-203
RNethsAF F-16A J-362

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