With the prospect of sixteen Aviano F-16’s arriving at Mildenhall and up to twelve Mountain Home F-15E’s landing at Lakenheath it was a trip to Suffolk for the day. All 16 F-16C/D arrived in formations of four , I stayed at Lakenheath to picture F-15E 91-0312 take the cable and by the time I got to Mildenhall I had missed the first four F-16’s landing, after picturing the next twelve it was a quick run round Mildenhall before returning to Lakenheath.
Lakenheath
19-5495 : LN “495TFS” : F-35A Lightning II :
20-5580 : LN : 495TFS : F-35A Lightning II :
20-5589 : LN : 495TFS : F-35A Lightning II :
01-2004 : LN rd 494 TFS : F-15E Strike Eagle :
00-3004 : LN rd 494 TFS : F-15E Strike Eagle :
91-0312 : LN multi 494 TFS : F-15E Strike Eagle : Took the Cable.
A dash over to Mildenhall to catch the arrival of the Aviano F-16’s.
Mildenhall
1st wave
89-2030 : AV : 510FS / 31FW : F-16C Fighting Falcon : c/s “Buzzard 51” – Special marks.
88-0413 : AV : 510FS / 31FW : F-16C Fighting Falcon : c/s “Buzzard 52”
88-0444 : AV : 510FS / 31FW : F-16C Fighting Falcon : c/s “Buzzard 53”
88-0491 : AV : 510FS / 31FW : F-16C Fighting Falcon : c/s “Buzzard 54”
2nd wave
88-0521 : AV : 510FS / 31FW : F-16C Fighting Falcon : (27 mission marks) c/s “”Buzzard 61”
89-2038 : AV : 510FS / 31FW : F-16C Fighting Falcon : c/s “Buzzard 62”
90-0709 : AV : 510FS / 31FW : F-16C Fighting Falcon : c/s “Buzzard 63” ( low vis )
89-2011 : AV : 510FS / 31FW : F-16C Fighting Falcon : (29 mission marks) c/s “Buzzard 64”
3rd wave
89-2018 : AV : 510FS / 31FW : F-16C Fighting Falcon : c/s “Buzzard 71”
89-2026 : AV : 510FS / 31FW : F-16C Fighting Falcon : (10 mission marks) c/s “Buzzard 72”
87-0355 : AV : 510FS / 31FW : F-16C Fighting Falcon : (21 mission marks plus 10 Bomb symbols) c/s “Buzzard 73”
89-2178 : AV : 510FS / 31FW : F-16D Fighting Falcon : c/s “Buzzard 74” ( low vis )
ZM307 : 07 : 3FTS : Prefect T1 c/s “Prefect 88 ” – Overshoot.
4th wave
89-2049 : AV : 510FS / 31FW : F-16C Fighting Falcon : c/s “Buzzard 81”
89-2047 : AV : 510FS / 31FW : F-16C Fighting Falcon : c/s “Buzzard 82”
89-2046 : AV : 510FS / 31FW : F-16C Fighting Falcon : c/s “Buzzard 83” – ( low vis ).
87-0351 : AV : 555FS / 31FW : F-16C Fighting Falcon : c/s “Buzzard 84”
Parked on Base :
16 F-16 line up on the Base.
06-6167 : 2AS /436AW : C-17A Globemaster III :
02-1108 : 62AW : C-17A Globemaster III :
N451SA : Atlas Air : Boeing 747 – 400F :
Lakenheath
C-GITA : 40 : Aces : Alpha Jet :c/s “Ambush 71” ( arrived while I was at Mildenhall )
91-0308 : LN bl : 492TFS : F-15E Strike Eagle c/s “Wasp 11”
91-0332 : LN – : 492TFS : F-15E Strike Eagle c/s “Wasp 12”
19-5473 : LN : 495FS : F-35A Lightning II c/s “
20-5595 : LN : 493FS : F-35A Lightning II c/s “
20-5594 : LN : 493FS : F-35A Lightning II c/s ”
91-0309 : LN rd : 494FS : F-15E Strike Eagle c/s “
01-2003 : LN rd : 494FS : F-15E Strike Eagle c/s “
91-0602 : LN rd : 494FS : F-15E Strike Eagle c/s “
19-5484 : LN : “48 FW” : F-35A Lightning II c/s “
20-5570 : LN : 495TFS : F-35A Lightning II c/s ”
01-2002 : LN rd : 494TFS : F-15E Strike Eagle c/s “
91-0326 : LN rd : 494TFS : F-15E Strike Eagle c/s “
01-2004 : LN rd : 494TFS : F-15E Strike Eagle c/s “
19-5486 : LN : 495TFS : F-35A Lightning II c/s “
20-5588 : LN : 495TFS : F-35A Lightning II c/s “
20-5589 : LN : 495TFS : F-35A Lightning II c/s “
1st wave
87-0173 : MO : 389FS 366FW : F-15E Strike Eagle c/s “Tabor 71”
87-0183 : MO : 389FS 366FW : F-15E Strike Eagle c/s “Tabor 72”
87-0210 : MO : 389FS 366FW : F-15E Strike Eagle c/s “Tabor 73”
87-0209 : MO : 389FS 366FW : F-15E Strike Eagle c/s “Tabor 74”
90-0227 : MO : 389FS 366FW : F-15E Strike Eagle c/s “Tabor 75”
2nd wave
87-0198 : MO : 389FS 366FW : F-15E Strike Eagle c/s “Tabor 81”
87-0202 : MO : 389FS 366FW : F-15E Strike Eagle c/s “Tabor 82”
88-1678 : MO : 389FS 366FW : F-15E Strike Eagle c/s “Tabor 83”
88-1699 : MO : 389FS 366FW : F-15E Strike Eagle c/s “Tabor 84”
After the last F-15E arrived it was a good trip home to Coningsby and I was able to catch the 6Sqn marked Typhoon that had arrived from Lossiemouth for the TMF.
Coningsby
ZK438 : 438 : 6Sqn markings : Typhoon FGR4 :
