Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II's at RAF Lakenheath

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10th August 2011 Page 2 of 2

I'd heard there was an exercise going on at RAF Lakenheath involving 10

Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II's from Spangdahlem AFB in Germany, they

were here to practice live firing on the weapons ranges.

So I headed for RAF Lakenheath. I arrived just after 9AM. The weather was good,

they were using Runway '24, so I waited for the flying to start.

The morning was dead quiet but soon after 12PM an F-15C and an F-15D went up.

About half an hour later was when the action really started and it was pretty

much non-stop from then on.

As well as RAF Lakenheath based F-15E's, an F-15C and two-seat F-15D also

visiting and flying during my visit were Tornado IDS 45+64 from Aufklärungsgeschwader 51

of the German Air Force and Beech UC-12D "Eagle Eyes", 81-23545 from Army HQ, REDCOM.

The serials of the 10 A-10 Thunderbolt II Warthogs were ->

81-0956/SP, 81-0976/SP, 81-0945/SP, 81-0962/SP, 81-0985/SP,
81-0991/SP, 81-0992/SP, 82-0654/SP, 82-0656/SP, 82-0649/SP and all were

from the 52nd Fighter Wing.

It was a terrific day of flying, I left just before 6PM when the last A-10's returned from their mission.

This section contains around 170 unique images taken on the day:

3 x A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthogs'	Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'	2 x A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthogs'
Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'	Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'	Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle
Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle	Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle	Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'
Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'	Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'	Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'
2 x Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthogs'	Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'	Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'
Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'	Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'	Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthogs'
A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog' & F-15C Eagle	Boeing F-15C Eagle	Boeing F-15C Eagle
Boeing F-15C Eagle	Boeing F-15C Eagle	Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'
Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'	Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'	Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'
2 x A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthogs'	2 x Boeing F-15E Strike Eagles	2 x Boeing F-15E Strike Eagles
2 x Boeing F-15E Strike Eagles	Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle	Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle
Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle	Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle	Boeing F-15C Eagle
Boeing F-15C Eagle	Boeing F-15C Eagle	Boeing F-15C Eagle
Boeing F-15C Eagle	Boeing F-15C Eagle	Boeing F-15C Eagle
Boeing F-15C Eagle	Boeing F-15C Eagle	Boeing F-15C Eagle
Boeing F-15C Eagle	Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'	Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'
Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'	Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'	Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'
A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog' & F-15E Eagle	Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle	Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle
Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle	Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle	Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle
Beech UC-12D 'Eagle Eyes' 81-23545	Beech UC-12D 'Eagle Eyes' 81-23545	Beech UC-12D 'Eagle Eyes' 81-23545
Beech UC-12D 'Eagle Eyes' 81-23545	Boeing F-15D Eagle	Boeing F-15D Eagle
Boeing F-15D Eagle	2 x Boeing F-15E Strike Eagles	Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle
Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle	Boeing F-15D Eagle	Boeing F-15D Eagle
Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle	2 x Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthogs'	Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'
Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'	Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'	Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'
Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'	Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'	Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'
2 x Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthogs'	2 x Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthogs'	Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'
Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'	Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'	Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'

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