LIVE US AIR FORCE FIGHTER TOWN F-15 & F-35 ACTION • 48TH FIGHTER WING RAF LAKENHEATH 02.07.24
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- Опубликовано: 1 июл 2024
- Join us live from the Viewing Area at 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.
Scenes
00:07:40 Intro
00:10:34 RAF Lakenheath - history
00:19:04 F15 - wave 1 departing
00:51:17 - taxiing down runway
01:16:52 F-15B being towed
01:19:48 F-15 - wave 2 departing
01:45:26 F-35 - wave 1 departing
01:49:08 F-15 - wave 1 returning
02:30:09 Runway numbers explained
02:33:11 2x F-15 taxi + take-off
02:40:31 F-35 - wave 2 departing
03:11:43 F-15 - wave 2 returning
03:25:44 F-35 - wave 1 returning
03:45:44 Red Ted
03:46:40 Red Ted w/ Ted-o-meter + Reggie
03:55:38 Basic procedures at RAF Lakenheath
04:00:33 2x F-15 taxi + take-off
04:12:16 History
04:19:52 F-35 - wave 2 returning
04:32:56 Wingy
04:33:43 F-15 - wave 3 departing
04:48:36 2x F-15 landing
04:57:40 Reggie(s) + Drew + Jens - hot pitting + air brake explained
05:04:11 Presentation - History
05:18:03 F-15 - wave 3 returning
05:22:14 Presentation - Why history is important!
05:53:00 Outro + Where does the ‘fweeep’ come from?
RAF Lakenheath is the home of the 48th Fighter Wing and home to four combat ready fighter squadrons; 492nd FS, 493rd FS, 494th FS and the recently reactivated 'Valkyries', the 495th Fighter Squadron. It may carry the title RAF but it is a USAF base. This is because the base was originally built for and operated by the Royal Air Force in 1940. The airfield started life out as decoy airfield (Q-site) to RAF Mildenhall, which is about 5.5 miles the way the backwards crow flies. RAF Mildenhall was an established bomber station built in 1934 and to protect it, Lakenheath was chosen to become a decoy, to take any attacks. However, things changes and it was decided that RAF Lakenheath would become a satellite station to Mildenhall.
Lakenheath was home to 20 OTU with Wellington Bombers, 149 Squadron with their Short Sterling Bombers who were also joined later by 199 Squadron. After WWII, and from 1948, it then became home to the USAF's 307th Bombardment Group and also the 2d Bombardment Group.
On the 15th January 1941, the US Army Air Corps activated the 48th Bombardment Group (Light). During WW2, the 492d, 493d and 494th Fighters Squadrons were trained and were significantly involved in the Normandy Landings, Operation Overlord and the Invasion of France. Their combat sorties involved bombings raids over bridges, railway lines and carried out reconnaissance missions. It was on the 10th July 1952, the Oklahoma Air National Guard 137th Fighter-Bomber Wing at Chaumont-Semoutiers Air Base, France was redesignated as the 48th Fighter-Bomber Wing.
The Statue of Liberty was actually made near the base and the Mayor of the town gave a ceremonial name to the base as the "Statue of Liberty Wing". The 48th Fighter Wing is the only Wing in the USAF to have a number and a name!
It wasn't until 15th January 1960 that the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing made Lakenehath their new home. LR, LS and LT were the tail codes for the base with the F-100's but when they transitioned to the Phantom, a temporary tail code of LK was introduced until a few months later it changed once more to LN, which is active today.
In 1977 a fourth squadron joined Lakenheath's 48th, the 495th Tactical Fighter Squadron. They were known as the "Thundervarks" flying the F-111's. However, they deactivated in 1991. They also sported the green tail flash.
In 1991, The 48th Tactical Fighter Wing was redesignated as the 48th Fighter Wing. This included the 'Tactical' title being dropped on the squadrons too. The 495th disbanded with the retirement of the F-111 in that year but returned 30 years later in 2021 with the F-35A.
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Another great day at Lakenheath. Thanks to the 48th for the show once again and to Nikos for facts, figures, footage and fun.
Oii oiii Si thank you so much man. It was a great day
Thank you Nikos and everyone for the show
Oii oiii thank you
you were very lucky to get the ground instruction F-15B being moved about
Oi oi!!! Another amazing stream today TCS - non stop action!! I have to say that Reggie's air brake demonstration was hilarious but informative at the same time - if only all learning could be such fun!!
Oii Oii Andy 🤙🏼 thanks man. Nikos tries his best to make education fun
Hi from Tenerife 😊
Ted i was the one in the grey Mercedes it was good fun😊
Oii Oii
Thank you for your awesome channel ❤
It’s always nice to see your content. Nicos and Ted for Prime Ministers.
Thanks Peter
There were two tags left on rear end saw them flapping about
RAF A330 been doing large loops being shadowed by typhoons for hours off of NE Scotland ???
Air refuelling area?
@@sie50
I doubt it. RAF Lossiemouth is only about 40 miles from where it’s doing loops
@@FloatingCroc But, training…?
Air to Air refuelling Lossie Typhoons. Tartan callsign is from Brize and will be using a pattern for any aircraft requiring A2A refuelling
Yes indeed