Back in the early 70's my father flew F4's out of Bentwaters. We lived on base and can always recall when flights would take off from the roar of their engines. For a while, the school system at Bentwaters got shutdown so they bused us over to Lakenheath to use their classrooms. Lots of interesting memories of that time as a kid.
abs fantastic love Lakenheath first went in 1990 watching F1-11F's,loved watching Phantom displays at Mildenhall,Bentwaters,Upper Heyford,Wattisham & Alconbury airshows in the 80's & early 90's.was at Airfete 92 were one of the last FGR2 Phantom displays took place before retirement,what a beast of a fighter F4 4EVER
My mom and I used to sit at the end of the Eglin flight line and watch the F-4’s take off right above our heads. They were at several hundred feet by then but the roar and the vibration in your body was something to be experienced. I fell in love with the Phantom then and have been a fan ever since. It will always be my favorite Phighter. 🫡
Thanks for sharing the video. All Phantoms in this video were from the 561st FS of the 57th FW from Nellis AFB. Sadley, the 561st retired all Phantoms about one year later, making the 561st the last active-duty F-4 Squadron in the USAF.
Brilliant. We love watching the F15 and F35 standing right under the flightline as they land. Its great to see this. It reminds me of watching the F4's flying from Bentwaters with my late dad. RIP Ralph. Happy days.
Back in 1995 I was living in Lakenheath village, my father was the local doctor. I remember the F-111 Aardvarks making a hell of a noise when they took off. Great times.
by the tailcode there from the 561weapons squadron (fighter squadron) out of Nellis Afb,they were the last asctive unit to fly the wild weasel on operational missions before retirement in 1996
Back in the early 70's my father flew F4's out of Bentwaters. We lived on base and can always recall when flights would take off from the roar of their engines. For a while, the school system at Bentwaters got shutdown so they bused us over to Lakenheath to use their classrooms. Lots of interesting memories of that time as a kid.
Even when a Phantom isn't Armed, it looks like it can still kick some ass.... God I LOVE that bird!
abs fantastic love Lakenheath first went in 1990 watching F1-11F's,loved watching Phantom displays at Mildenhall,Bentwaters,Upper Heyford,Wattisham & Alconbury airshows in the 80's & early 90's.was at Airfete 92 were one of the last FGR2 Phantom displays took place before retirement,what a beast of a fighter F4 4EVER
My mom and I used to sit at the end of the Eglin flight line and watch the F-4’s take off right above our heads. They were at several hundred feet by then but the roar and the vibration in your body was something to be experienced. I fell in love with the Phantom then and have been a fan ever since. It will always be my favorite Phighter. 🫡
Thanks for sharing the video. All Phantoms in this video were from the 561st FS of the 57th FW from Nellis AFB. Sadley, the 561st retired all Phantoms about one year later, making the 561st the last active-duty F-4 Squadron in the USAF.
Absolutely epic James. The sound of those J79s is pure awesome. Such great footage, thanks for sharing 👍👍👍
I was at Bitburg from 92-94. Spang was flying the WW F4s at that time
Brilliant. We love watching the F15 and F35 standing right under the flightline as they land. Its great to see this. It reminds me of watching the F4's flying from Bentwaters with my late dad. RIP Ralph. Happy days.
F4G the 64k killer
No sight or sound so beautiful in 2023
I remember pulling up to the Lakenheath viewing area just as the last cell were rolling. Happy days.
Back in 1995 I was living in Lakenheath village, my father was the local doctor. I remember the F-111 Aardvarks making a hell of a noise when they took off. Great times.
I used to work in transit alert at Lakenheath from 82-84 loved every minute of it
Ooh that sound! No other jet sounds like that. Brings back a lot of memories
Indeed with superb comms for that time period. Great sharing 🤙
Phabulous video! Thanks phor sharing!
by the tailcode there from the 561weapons squadron (fighter squadron) out of Nellis Afb,they were the last asctive unit to fly the wild weasel on operational missions before retirement in 1996
I was a 462 on G’s and E’s at George in the mid 80’s. 563rd TFS 37th TFW. Good times.
Wild Weasel with 'Wasklie Wabbit' sighting (at
Allmost all former Spangdahlem Weasels!!! Nice!!!