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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 US Air Force-operated base in UK and the only US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) F-15 fighter wing. Lakenheath has been announced as the home to the first European stationing of F-35As
Flying Squadrons
48th Fighter Wing (48FW) - Statue of Liberty Wing
- 492nd Fighter Squadron | F-15E Strike Eagle
- 493rd Fighter Squadron | F-15C/D
- 494th Fighter Squadron | F-15E Strike Eagle
- 56th Rescue Squadron | HH-60G Combat Search
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