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Any Questions Regarding F35s Whilst at Lakenheath ??

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Re: Any Questions Regarding F35s Whilst at Lakenheath ??

Post by BOLLO » Tue Apr 18, 2017 4:22 pm

Tomorrow the 19th
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Re: Any Questions Regarding F35s Whilst at Lakenheath ??

Post by MattV » Tue Apr 18, 2017 6:48 pm

BOLLO wrote:Tomorrow the 19th
cheers :thumb:

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Re: Any Questions Regarding F35s Whilst at Lakenheath ??

Post by reaper493 » Tue Apr 18, 2017 7:23 pm

A post on a Facebook group I'm on has stated that two F35s are due Coningsby around 10 tomorrow, seems odd, but is there any truth in this? Or is the rumour mill running over time.

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Re: Any Questions Regarding F35s Whilst at Lakenheath ??

Post by paullangford » Tue Apr 18, 2017 7:57 pm

reaper493 wrote:A post on a Facebook group I'm on has stated that two F35s are due Coningsby around 10 tomorrow, seems odd, but is there any truth in this? Or is the rumour mill running over time.
Maybe they're going off this ALTRV, so maybe they could be right..........first time I've ever put 2 maybe's in the same sentence as well :unsure:

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Re: Any Questions Regarding F35s Whilst at Lakenheath ??

Post by reaper493 » Tue Apr 18, 2017 8:36 pm

Possibly, I could understand them going to Marham, but Coningsby seems odd, especially with the Typhoon currently at Lakenheath. Guess we wait.

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Re: Any Questions Regarding F35s Whilst at Lakenheath ??

Post by DC7C59 » Tue Apr 18, 2017 9:07 pm

The Typhoon that landed at Lakenheath today,callsign Whirlwind31, had 930 on the tail and no squadron markings,and had a US pilot.A 'Follow Me 'took him to parking.

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Re: Any Questions Regarding F35s Whilst at Lakenheath ??

Post by Phil » Wed Apr 19, 2017 7:48 am

DC7C59 wrote:The Typhoon that landed at Lakenheath today,callsign Whirlwind31, had 930 on the tail and no squadron markings,and had a US pilot.A 'Follow Me 'took him to parking.
It was calling 'Warlord'

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Re: Any Questions Regarding F35s Whilst at Lakenheath ??

Post by baz1 » Wed Apr 19, 2017 8:17 am

Phil wrote:
DC7C59 wrote:The Typhoon that landed at Lakenheath today,callsign Whirlwind31, had 930 on the tail and no squadron markings,and had a US pilot.A 'Follow Me 'took him to parking.
It was calling 'Warlord'
US pilot is from Coningsby as far as I'm awere
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Re: Any Questions Regarding F35s Whilst at Lakenheath ??

Post by sschofield » Wed Apr 19, 2017 10:22 am

The Typhoon that landed at Lakenheath today,callsign Whirlwind31, had 930 on the tail and no squadron markings
The entire Typhoon fleet will be like that eventually, much the same as the Tornado GR.4 fleet in later years (and the Harriers for that matter!). A shame if they all lose squadron markings and get "pooled", but a lot easier to ID individual aircraft!

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Re: Any Questions Regarding F35s Whilst at Lakenheath ??

Post by welshandy » Wed Apr 19, 2017 2:43 pm

Maybe they could squeeze in an F22(Tabor flight) to the photo shoot tomorrow :whistle: . Typhoon/F15/F22/F35. Now that would be a photo :Wow:

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Re: Any Questions Regarding F35s Whilst at Lakenheath ??

Post by pg1610 » Wed Apr 19, 2017 3:10 pm

welshandy wrote:Maybe they could squeeze in an F22(Tabor flight) to the photo shoot tomorrow :whistle: . Typhoon/F15/F22/F35. Now that would be a photo :Wow:
Thought media day was today ? or is "photo shoot" something different ?

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Re: Any Questions Regarding F35s Whilst at Lakenheath ??

Post by welshandy » Wed Apr 19, 2017 3:27 pm

pg1610 wrote:
welshandy wrote:Maybe they could squeeze in an F22(Tabor flight) to the photo shoot tomorrow :whistle: . Typhoon/F15/F22/F35. Now that would be a photo :Wow:
Thought media day was today ? or is "photo shoot" something different ?
I meant the same thing, I thought media day was tomorrow but at my age I get easily confused :S :S

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Re: Any Questions Regarding F35s Whilst at Lakenheath ??

Post by pg1610 » Wed Apr 19, 2017 3:37 pm

welshandy wrote:
pg1610 wrote:
welshandy wrote:Maybe they could squeeze in an F22(Tabor flight) to the photo shoot tomorrow :whistle: . Typhoon/F15/F22/F35. Now that would be a photo :Wow:
Thought media day was today ? or is "photo shoot" something different ?
I meant the same thing, I thought media day was tomorrow but at my age I get easily confused :S :S
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Re: Any Questions Regarding F35s Whilst at Lakenheath ??

Post by GUNHOG » Wed Apr 19, 2017 9:26 pm

coningsbycrazy2 wrote:Does this mean no flights this week at all? You'd think at least Thursday and Friday there would be a few familiarisation flights etc ready for ops on Monday.
We got this one wrong? Lol after tonight's goings on!

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Re: Any Questions Regarding F35s Whilst at Lakenheath ??

Post by GUNHOG » Wed Apr 19, 2017 9:34 pm

Guys
Are they likely to use any of the ranges whilst they are here?
(And see the very stealthy extra pylons hanging off the wings :'( )
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Re: Any Questions Regarding F35s Whilst at Lakenheath ??

Post by DC7C59 » Thu Apr 20, 2017 2:07 pm

Have the F35s used afterburner on takeoff so far or are they,like the F22s and Typhoons,powerful enough not to need it in normal operation?

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Re: Any Questions Regarding F35s Whilst at Lakenheath ??

Post by Alan425 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 11:05 pm

Have the F35s used afterburner on takeoff so far or are they,like the F22s and Typhoons,powerful enough not to need it in normal operation?
Observing them today, most take-offs didn't use afterburner, but a few did.

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Re: Any Questions Regarding F35s Whilst at Lakenheath ??

Post by bizfreeq » Sat Apr 22, 2017 7:30 am

3 out of the 6 that launched in the morning on Friday used burners as did most of the F15Cs
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Re: Any Questions Regarding F35s Whilst at Lakenheath ??

Post by Tronk 11 » Sun Apr 23, 2017 10:36 am

I'm trying to find the link to when the F-35's arrived but can't. Mainly looking for c/s of aircraft, tanker support c/s and what day they arrived. Can anyone point me in the right direction :unsure:

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Re: Any Questions Regarding F35s Whilst at Lakenheath ??

Post by bizfreeq » Sun Apr 23, 2017 10:37 am

They arrived last Saturday during the Easter weekend
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