Only 86 of the more than 800 USAF F-15’s have hit 10,000 flight hours. Aircraft 91-0308 is only 1 of… Read More
At the time, Google wasn’t really a thing, so it was hard to just look up what a Serb flag… Read More
Filmed by our friend Dafydd Phillips, the super cool video in this post shows 495th Fighter Squadron F-35A Lightning II… Read More
‘At some point in the evening, the F-111 guys began to press me, in a good-natured way, for classified information… Read More
The latest special painted F-15E Strike Eagle of the 48th Fighter Wing honors USAFE’s 80th anniversary, the Air Force’s 75th… Read More
In 2022, the Grim Reapers transition to the F-35A Lightning II, closing the chapter of the F -15C Eagle in… Read More
The cool video in this post shows the first of the new 495th Fighter Squadron F-35A Lightning II strike fighters… Read More
The aircraft will belong to the 495th Fighter Squadron “Valkyries.” The new F-35A Lightning II squadron will consist of 24… Read More
Taken on Nov. 5, 2021 at RAF Lakenheath the cool video in this post, features five F-15 Eagle air superiority… Read More
The 495th Fighter Squadron (FS), the first US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Lightning II squadron, was activated on Oct.… Read More
With the arrival of the F-35As, 493rd FS’ F-15Cs will leave for good. The 48th Fighter Wing has activated the… Read More
Mr. Ian Simpson happened to be watching planes take off at the base on Jul. 13 when he noted that… Read More
The 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron executed the first combat tactical ferry mission for the F-15E Strike Eagle platform, enabling the… Read More
The first F-35As are scheduled to arrive at RAF Lakenheath in late 2021. The base was selected to host the… Read More
Allen was piloting an F-15C Eagle during a training mission when his plane crashed into the North Sea on Jun.… Read More
“They should just call it the Liberty Trophy from here on out,” 48th Fighter Wing Commander Col. William Marshall. The… Read More
The three 493rd FS “Grim Reaper” pilots that shot down the Fulcrums were Lt Col Cesar “Rico” Rodriguez, Capt Mike… Read More
