Join us live from a very wet RAF Lakenheath, a USAF base which is home to the 48th Fighter Wing. RAF Lakenheath might carry the name RAF, but it is a USAFE base and home to four combat ready fighter squadrons under its wing. The base is home to the birth of 'SKIM THE FENCE' and 'SKIM THE VAN' where the F-15E Strike Eagles and F-35A Lightning pilots like to show us all how it's done.
CHAPTERS
1:37 Intro from Nikos
3:14: First F-15s taxi
21:30 Mass take off begins
1:08:18 First of the F-15E arrivals
1:14:18 Ted!
1:28:39 Ted with US Flag
1:31:33 F-15E low approaches
1:35:00 Low approach with salute to Ted!
1:42:00 Second surge of F15s
2:09:50 Mass take offs
3:00:01 Ted with the US Flag
3:02:00 F-15E Aborted take off
3:41:10 16x F35s taxi
4:03:00 F-35A Mass takeoff
5:20:00 F35A Take off
5:30:00 Two-ship F35A low approach
5:38:20 Ted!
5:49:00 Two-ship F35A followed by Two-ship F15E
5:53:18 F15E landing with jammed air brake
5:58:36 Two-ship F35A
6:20:50 More F15Es taxi out for departure
6:34:00 F15E take offs
7:09:26 Grob Prefect low approach
RAF Lakenheath is the home of the 48th Fighter Wing. Armed with four fighter squadrons which include the 492nd FS, 493rd FS, 494th FS and the newly reactivated 'Valkyries', the 495th Fighter Squadron.
So a little intro to the fighter squadrons:
492nd are the Bolars and Madhatters, they fly the F15E Strike Eagle. The tradition of wearing the bowler hat has continued to present day despite the lack of official uniform regulations authorizing such wear. Despite the usual spelling of the "bowler" hat, the squadron uses the flight callsign "Bolars."
The practice of adopting the headgear indicative of the various geographic regions the Bowlers are sent to has been continued. In Turkey, each deployed Madhatter had a blue fez hat.
493rd are the legendary GRIM REAPERS. They were briefly deactivated with their F-15C and F-15D in April 2022 but have been requipped with the F35A oooooh yeah. The squadron has earned multiple commendations and awards, including the Air Force Association's Hughes Trophy in 1997 and 1999 and the 2007, 2014, 2016 and 2019 Raytheon Trophies, for being recognised as the top fighter squadron in the United States Air Force.
The 494th are nicknamed the Panthers, is a combat-ready F-15E Strike Eagle squadron capable of executing strategic attack, interdiction, and counter air missions in support of United States Air Forces in Europe, United States European Command, and NATO operations.
Finally, we have the 'Valkyries', the 495th Fighter Squadron who became the first overseas USAF to operate the F-35A...oooooh yeah! They were reactivated after 30 years on the 1st October 2021
Which is your favourite at RAF LAKENHEATH, the F-15E or the F-35A?
The F-35s at Lakenheath are the A variant and they have some very unique characteristics of the three main variants. They have a 'Vulcan-like' howl and although they cannot hover, they are the variant of the ABC that can pull +9Gs. They are incredible to watch and hear.
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