#RAF Lakenheath

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Launching into Dark Skies

[dholloway81]

Only had a couple of hours each visit but what so much action loved it

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US to station nuclear weapons in UK Lakenheath military base in coming years

The US may deploy tactical nuclear weapons at the Lakenheath military base in Suffolk county in eastern England in the next few years, Telegraph reports.

According to the newspaper, a multi-million pound storage facility for such weapons is being built at the airbase in question. It should be completed in the next few years.

Europe has about 100 American nuclear bombs B61, which are stored at bases in NATO countries – Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Turkey and Germany. About 150 more such bombs are based in the US and can be dropped from F-35 fighter jets.

The newspaper also noted that Britain and France are discussing the possibility of bilateral co-operation to develop their own tactical nuclear weapons in an effort to reduce their military dependence on Washington.

Earlier, The New York Times conducted a poll among 530 congressmen, who will begin work in the US House of Representatives and Senate in January, on the president’s use of nuclear weapons without congressional approval.

Some respondents answered favourably to the question about the unilateral right of the country’s leader to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike in response to an attack by another state’s weapons of mass destruction without the approval of a majority of congressmen.

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20-5583 LN F-35A 495th FS by Jason Grant Via Flickr: RAF Lakenheath 2024 © Jason Grant - All Rights Reserved unauthorized use is strictly prohibited.

[usafphantom2]

Meanwhile, some idiots are still photographing manned fighter jets like the F-35... oh wait that's me😁

Here's a shot I captured of the 495th Fighter Squadron based at RAF Lakenheath in the United Kingdom giving it the beans! 🔥📸

@StrixPhoto via X

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48th Fighter Wing F-15E Strike Eagle launching out of RAF Lakenheath on an evening sortie

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96-0205/LN F-15E 48th FW, 492nd FS 'Bolars' RAF Lakenheath.

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The US is planning to station nuclear weapons in the UK for the first time in 15 years amid a growing threat from Russia, according to a report. Warheads three times as strong as the Hiroshima bomb would be located at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk under the proposals, the Telegraph reported.

FFS

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USAF F-15's take off from RAF Lakenheath.

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Eagle on short final into RAF Lakenheath

[dholloway81]

First batch of pictures from 2 visits to raf Lakenheath

[opelman]

"You seem to come and go, I never seem to know" by Treflyn Lloyd-Roberts Via Flickr: An apt description of waiting for low flying fast jets... USAF F-35 19-5493 creates streamers as it makes the turn towards Bwlch in the Mach Loop. Aircraft: United States Air Force Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II AF 19-5493/LN from 493rd Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing based at RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk. Location: Bwlch yr Oerddrws, Gwynedd, Wales. Random Song Reference: Ride - "Vapour Trail"

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F-35A Mach loop exit RAF Lakenheath 48th Wing USAF by R Evans