Lakenheath (EGUL/LKZ) - 2009 MIL

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Lakenheath (EGUL/LKZ) - 2009 MIL

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Please check the following 48th FW PA news article, released today: http://www.lakenheath.af.mil/news/story ... =123130328
[...] "The main body left today (Jan. 3)," said Lt. Col. Matthew Finnegan, 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander. "We have three more chalks with all our equipment and about 20 F-15 Strike Eagles deploying to the same location."

He said this deployment has the most aircraft of any the 48th Fighter Wing has ever sent out. The jets are from the 492nd Fighter Squadron and their primary mission will be close-air support for U.S. and coalition forces. [...]
Note: The 492nd EFS deploys for OEF to the 455th AEW at Bagram AB, Afghanistan, as part of USAF's upcoming AEF 7/8 (Cycle 7) rotation (January - April 2009). They will replace the 391st EFS from Seymour Johnson AFB. The fact that the 492nd EFS deploys with a larger number of aircraft as usual must be related to partial A-10 groundings. Ten of the twelve A-10Cs from the 75th EFS which deployed together with the 391st EFS are already relocated to Spangdahlem AB, Germany, for wing inspections and repairs. Meanwhile, the 75th EFS got at least four replacements from Moody AFB, Georgia.

Anybody who can/will provide me the serial numbers of the 492nd EFS F-15Es which are either already enroute to Bagram AB or still slated to left RAF Lakenheath? I would be very grateful for any support.

BTW: Related tanker support info was already posted in the topic Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) 2009: http://www.scramble.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=70&t=47982. But so I think, their single stopover point enroute to Afghanistan was or should be Al Udeid AB, Qatar.
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Re: Lakenheath Strike Eagles enroute to Bagram AB, Afghanistan

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Hi JJ,

18 left in total:
Mazda11-17 with 17 being spare and returning
Mazda21-26 + Jazz71 being spare and returning
Mazda31-36

Tankers Gold61, 71, 81 3x KC-135 out of EGUN
Gold62, 72, 82 3x KC-10

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Ps: As it was still (very) dark when they left, no one was there to read them on departure.
Ps2: Nr 11 FT A-10 arrived Spang yesterday. Nr12 will arrive very soon...
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Re: Lakenheath Strike Eagles enroute to Bagram AB, Afghanistan

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Ps: As it was still (very) dark when they left, no one was there to read them on departure.
Also no Tail numbers were given while AAR above Germany, with MAZDA 11 & GOLD 61
Heard MAZDA 21 flight on boom but at that point no AAR was is progress and no tails were given.
Did not heard MAZDA 31 flt, as I had to go to work..
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Re: Lakenheath Strike Eagles enroute to Bagram AB, Afghanistan

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Thanks for your first replies, Oscar01 and joost! And special thanks to Oscar01 for his additional 75th EFS A-10C relocation info!
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Re: Lakenheath Strike Eagles enroute to Bagram AB, Afghanistan

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According to Oscar01 and joost, 18 jets are finally deployed (Mazda 11-16, Mazda 21-26, and Mazda 31-36). That means, they deployed six more jets in addition to the usual twelve. What I still not understand is the unusual callsign Jazz 71 for one of the two air spares. Anybody who can/will explain that?

Another question: Is it still usual that Lakenheath Strike Eagles enroute to Bagram AB make their first stopover at Al Udeid AB, Qatar? Or use they NAS Sigonella, Cicily, for their first and last stopovers?

BTW: Today, in a news article "Lakenheath airmen head for middle east" the Watton and Swaffham Times reported: [...] People living in Norfolk were awoken in the early hours of Monday morning by the 492nd Fighter Squadron F-15E Strike Eagles leaving the base at 3am. [...]

Source: http://www.wattonandswaffhamtimes.co.uk ... 3A11%3A810" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

During the next four months, I will further check related USAF public websites on a daily basis to get any serials by photo proofs for the deployed 492nd EFS Strike Eagles. Any related update I will publish at first on http://www.f-15estrikeeagle.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Lakenheath (EGUL) - 2009

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Deployment 4 F.15'S 493 EFS at Sialiai, Lithuania

As of October 2008 until January 5th, 2009 4 F.15's of 493 EFS were deployed at Sialiai, Lithuania in support of the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission.

These 4 were flying home to Lakenheath, January 5th, 2009 over Friesland between 12:00 and 12:25. One of them was possibly the 86-0160. (according to a photo on the website of RAF Lakenheath.)


Can anyone confirm this and give the id's from the other 3.

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Re: Lakenheath (EGUL/LKZ) - 2009

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are there special non based a/c(at lakenheath) expected for the 24st of february 2009? this is because I and some other people from onze luchtmacht have a basevisit at lakenheath(and mildenhall) at that day

thaks in advance,


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Re: Lakenheath (EGUL/LKZ) - 2009

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Nothing known yet. Still 18 eagles on deployment. But rest is still flying.

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Re: Lakenheath (EGUL/LKZ) - 2009

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Log 24-02-2009

42269 F-100D Preserved as 63319/FW-319 FAF 24-02-09 Lakenheath
BM361/XR-C Spitfire Vb Preserved RAF 24-02-09 Lakenheath
68-0011 F-111E Preserved as 70-389/LN USAF 24-02-09 Lakenheath
00-3000/LN F-15E 494th FS USAF 24-02-09 Lakenheath
00-3001/LN F-15E 494th FS USAF 24-02-09 Lakenheath
01-2000/LN F-15E 494th FS USAF 24-02-09 Lakenheath
74-0131 F-15A Preserved as 92-048/LN USAF 24-02-09 Lakenheath
84-0009/LN F-15C 493rd FS USAF 24-02-09 Lakenheath
84-0019/LN F-15C 493rd FS USAF 24-02-09 Lakenheath
84-0027/LN F-15C 493rd FS USAF 24-02-09 Lakenheath
84-0044/LN F-15C 493rd FS USAF 24-02-09 Lakenheath
86-0147/LN F-15C 493rd FS USAF 24-02-09 Lakenheath
86-0159/LN F-15C 493rd FS USAF 24-02-09 Lakenheath
86-0163/LN F-15C 493rd FS USAF 24-02-09 Lakenheath
86-0164/LN F-15C 493rd FS USAF 24-02-09 Lakenheath
86-0171/LN F-15C 493rd FS USAF 24-02-09 Lakenheath
86-0174/LN F-15C 493rd FS USAF 24-02-09 Lakenheath
86-0175/LN F-15C 493rd FS USAF 24-02-09 Lakenheath
86-0176/LN F-15C 493rd FS USAF 24-02-09 Lakenheath
91-0306/LN F-15E 494th FS USAF 24-02-09 Lakenheath
91-0310/LN F-15E 494th FS USAF 24-02-09 Lakenheath
91-0312/LN F-15E 492nd FS USAF 24-02-09 Lakenheath
91-0316/LN F-15E 494th FS USAF 24-02-09 Lakenheath
91-0324/LN F-15E 494th FS USAF 24-02-09 Lakenheath
91-0603/LN F-15E 494th FS USAF 24-02-09 Lakenheath
96-0204/LN F-15E 492nd FS USAF 24-02-09 Lakenheath
98-0134/LN F-15E USAF 24-02-09 Lakenheath
63-7419 F-4C Preserved as 65-777/LN USAF 24-02-09 Lakenheath
HH-60G 56th RQS USAF 24-02-09 Lakenheath
HH-60G 56th RQS USAF 24-02-09 Lakenheath

This was also made possible because of joint venture with Lex de Kort and Niels Hoogenboom!

Grt, Mike.
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Re: Lakenheath (EGUL/LKZ) - 2009

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also seen by me that day on same trip.
86-0167/LN F-15C 493rd FS USAF 24-02-09 Lakenheath
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Re: Lakenheath (EGUL/LKZ) - 2009

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84-0044/LN F-15C 493rd FS USAF 24-02-09 Lakenheath

This frame is an F-15D ;)
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Re: Lakenheath (EGUL/LKZ) - 2009

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toppiero wrote:also seen by me that day on same trip.
86-0167/LN F-15C 493rd FS USAF 24-02-09 Lakenheath
Can you point out where you've seen this one??
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Re: Lakenheath (EGUL/LKZ) - 2009

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PolAF F-16 landed yesterday ca. 1110z at EGUL. Is anyone able to get any info about the schedule for the next part of her flight, including ETD from EGUL? I guess the destination would be LPLA.
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Re: Lakenheath (EGUL/LKZ) - 2009 MIL

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Seen 02-05-09
Reach207 07-7186 C-17 437th AW Charleston
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Re: Lakenheath (EGUL/LKZ) - 2009 MIL

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14 May visitors,

07-7173 C-17A 3 AS,436 AW
05-0409 U-28A 319 SOS RCH1025 arr from LICZ,due to dep 16 May to EGPK,then BIKF.
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