Originally Posted by
Meester proach
RIP to the Airman.
Didn’t realise they had C models based over here
They are the last F15C/D's in Europe.
F15C's, F15D's and F15E's all fly out of Lakenheath.
The E's are the 492nd and 494th Fighter Squadrons (Mad Hatters, Panthers). The C's and D's are the 493rd Fighter Squadron (Grim Reapers).
48 USAF F35A's are scheduled to arrive in Q4 2021 at Lakenheath, there's been a lot of construction recently to support their arrival.
Lakenheath F15's routinely (as in, every day) train over my part of the country, but today there were a pair of RAF Eurofighters instead. I suppose the F15s may be grounded for the moment while they work out what happened.