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RAF Lakenheath 19-20/04/2016 - F-22A Raptor Town #avgeek #raptortown #thisisliberty #325thFW #aviation #egul

No visit to Suffolk last week would have been complete without spending some time at RAF Lakenheath, where the resident 48th Fighter Wing continues to play host to a dozen F-22A Raptors from the 325th Fighter Wing based at Tyndall AFB, Florida.

As I outlined last time, the two days spent in the area were divided between RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall, where preparations were in full swing for…

RAF Lakenheath 30/03/2016 #48thFW #LibertyWing #USAFE #Eagles #Lakenheath

With RAF Lakenheath’s intensive flying month drawing to a close (the 48th FW’s busiest since at least 2009, according to its commander on social media), there was time for one more visit early doors to photograph the Liberty Wing’s finest on Wednesday the 30th of March.

Having read that the previous day’s first launch had started around 0730, we knew that we could not afford to be late in getting…