RAF Lakenheath is a USAF base and is home to the 48th Fighter Wing which has four combat ready fighter squadrons under its wing. It 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.

CHAPTERS
0:37 Ted and the US Flag and Wingy
2:00 Words from Nikos
38:42 4x F-15E Quick Climbs
41:40 2x F35A Quick Climbs 135db TED-O-METER
43:40 4x F15E Quick Climbs
59:30 2x F35A Quick Climbs
1:02:20 Ted and Wingy
1:24:00 NEARLY MISSED BEST QUICK CLIMBS!
1:45:24 Nikos check in
2:10:30 Ted and US Flag
2:12:26 2x F-35A Local climb outs
2:14:50 First of the recoveries
2:20:27 Four-ship F15E formation break
2:22:00 Bolars Low approaches
2:24:25 Four-ship F-15E formation break
2:50:00 2x F35A Initial & Low Approach
3:03:00 2x F35A Initial
3:39:00 Nikos
4:50:00 Nikos wrap it up 16K!

RAF Lakenheath is the home of the 48th Fighter Wing. Armed with four fighter squadrons which include the 492nd FS, 493rd FS, 494th FS and the newly reactivated 'Valkyries', the 495th Fighter Squadron.

So a little intro to the fighter squadrons:
492nd are the Bolars and Madhatters, they fly the F15E Strike Eagle. The tradition of wearing the bowler hat has continued to present day despite the lack of official uniform regulations authorizing such wear. Despite the usual spelling of the "bowler" hat, the squadron uses the flight callsign "Bolars."

The practice of adopting the headgear indicative of the various geographic regions the Bowlers are sent to has been continued. In Turkey, each deployed Madhatter had a blue fez hat.

493rd are the legendary GRIM REAPERS. They were briefly deactivated with their F-15C and F-15D in April 2022 but have been requipped with the F35A oooooh yeah. The squadron has earned multiple commendations and awards, including the Air Force Association's Hughes Trophy in 1997 and 1999 and the 2007, 2014, 2016 and 2019 Raytheon Trophies, for being recognised as the top fighter squadron in the United States Air Force.

The 494th are nicknamed the Panthers, is a combat-ready F-15E Strike Eagle squadron capable of executing strategic attack, interdiction, and counter air missions in support of United States Air Forces in Europe, United States European Command, and NATO operations.

Finally, we have the 'Valkyries', the 495th Fighter Squadron who became the first overseas USAF to operate the F-35A...oooooh yeah! They were reactivated after 30 years on the 1st October 2021

Which is your favourite at RAF LAKENHEATH, the F-15E or the F-35A?
The F-35s at Lakenheath are the A variant and they have some very unique characteristics of the three main variants. They have a 'Vulcan-like' howl and although they cannot hover, they are the variant of the ABC that can pull +9Gs. They are incredible to watch and hear.


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