FighterControl

Posted: **Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:39 pm**

Went for a jolly today,Ludham to Fenland for lunch.
Then the plan was to visit Old Warden but with the X wind runway now closed the windsock said otherwise.
So a couple of orbits of Cardington then a squawk ident. with our American friends for a brief sojourn into the Mildenhall and Lakenheath overhead.
I guess Cardington is civvy,but don't feel these are worth a separate post.Hope mods ok with this.
Regards,Jay.

The Cardington sheds by Jayson Cork, on Flickr

RAF Mildenhall by Jayson Cork, on Flickr

RAF Lakenheath by Jayson Cork, on Flickr

Posted: **Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:49 pm**

What a fantastic post - this really is another angle!

Do the Strike Eagle squadrons operate all the time from a flight line and the 493rd from their HAS complex or do the 493rd utilise these flight lines too?

Posted: **Sun Mar 24, 2019 9:28 pm**

Superb set of images!

Posted: **Sun Mar 24, 2019 9:52 pm**

Very nice to see them from above!

Posted: **Sun Mar 24, 2019 10:07 pm**

Proper interesting and innovative shots jay

Posted: **Mon Mar 25, 2019 4:49 am**

Hi Jayson

Now that's an opportunity I am sure we would all like

Thanks for posting something different and well worth peeking at

Paddyboy

Posted: **Mon Mar 25, 2019 7:00 am**

Great shots! Very good to see this perspective of the bases.

Posted: **Mon Mar 25, 2019 10:39 am**

Thanks everyone for such nice feedback.
Reach1985,as per the flightline I was surprised to see so many jets parked outside at the weekend and always assumed they used the HASs for weather protection.
Hopefully someone in the know can enlighten us?

Posted: **Mon Mar 25, 2019 11:14 am**

Brilliant! Thanks for posting buddy

Posted: **Mon Mar 25, 2019 12:22 pm**

Superb

Still amazes me that they leave these jets out in all weather.,

Posted: **Mon Mar 25, 2019 3:14 pm**

Fantastic images, a great perspective from above..

Posted: **Mon Mar 25, 2019 4:02 pm**

Great set , especially the Lakenheath shots

When you walk across the Warren you can normally see eagles parked up on the other side.

Posted: **Mon Mar 25, 2019 6:21 pm**

Great viewpoint on these - thanks for posting

Posted: **Mon Mar 25, 2019 6:28 pm**

Top post and a totally different view from the normal.
Cheers.

Posted: **Mon Mar 25, 2019 8:10 pm**

Great stuff, always good to see active Mil Stations/Bases from the air.

Posted: **Tue Mar 26, 2019 6:32 am**

Hi Jay.
Excellent shots, like others I'm surprised so many Eagles left outside over the weekend.
No doubt you'll try again next time there's a F22 or similar TDY there?

Posted: **Tue Mar 26, 2019 7:02 am**

And the post of the month award goes to......

Cracking images - especially the Lakenheath ones

Posted: **Tue Mar 26, 2019 1:34 pm**

Hey Jayson,
excellent opportunity taken there with a truly excellent outcome. Shots really bring a new dimension to some FC photographers favourite airfields. I must say that aside of the weather you were fortunate to have a full team of MC130J's, nice RC135's and a good team of CV22's.
Enjoyed a similar opportunity some years back when my pilot called up Waddington and Scampton for permission to overfly - this during the 'Cold War' days with dispersals rammed with Vulcans

Thanks very much for posting, thoroughly enjoyed them

3Greens

Posted: **Tue Mar 26, 2019 2:49 pm**

markranger wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 25, 2019 12:22 pm
Superb

Still amazes me that they leave these jets out in all weather.,

Well, they are “all weather” strike aircraft!

Posted: **Tue Mar 26, 2019 4:47 pm**

Good to see the old SR's 'rev-shed' is still there albeit with a leanto now strapped onto the back where the exhaust chimlays used to be.
Roger

FighterControl

Mildenhall and Lakenheath from the overhead,plus the Cardington sheds.

Mildenhall and Lakenheath from the overhead,plus the Cardington sheds.

Re: Mildenhall and Lakenheath from the overhead,plus the Cardington sheds.

Re: Mildenhall and Lakenheath from the overhead,plus the Cardington sheds.

Re: Mildenhall and Lakenheath from the overhead,plus the Cardington sheds.

Re: Mildenhall and Lakenheath from the overhead,plus the Cardington sheds.

Re: Mildenhall and Lakenheath from the overhead,plus the Cardington sheds.

Re: Mildenhall and Lakenheath from the overhead,plus the Cardington sheds.

Re: Mildenhall and Lakenheath from the overhead,plus the Cardington sheds.

Re: Mildenhall and Lakenheath from the overhead,plus the Cardington sheds.

Re: Mildenhall and Lakenheath from the overhead,plus the Cardington sheds.

Re: Mildenhall and Lakenheath from the overhead,plus the Cardington sheds.

Re: Mildenhall and Lakenheath from the overhead,plus the Cardington sheds.

Re: Mildenhall and Lakenheath from the overhead,plus the Cardington sheds.

Re: Mildenhall and Lakenheath from the overhead,plus the Cardington sheds.

Re: Mildenhall and Lakenheath from the overhead,plus the Cardington sheds.

Re: Mildenhall and Lakenheath from the overhead,plus the Cardington sheds.

Re: Mildenhall and Lakenheath from the overhead,plus the Cardington sheds.

Re: Mildenhall and Lakenheath from the overhead,plus the Cardington sheds.

Re: Mildenhall and Lakenheath from the overhead,plus the Cardington sheds.

Re: Mildenhall and Lakenheath from the overhead,plus the Cardington sheds.