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Hi all, some images from RAF Mildenhall and Lakenheath over the last two weeks. Hope you enjoy

C-130E 63-13188, 222 Filo / 12 HUAU (4) by Jay Carter 10, on Flickr

A-4N C-FGZE/495, Top Aces by Jay Carter 10, on Flickr

A-4N C-FQZE/495, Top Aces by Jay Carter 10, on Flickr

KC-135R 58-0051/SH, 465th ARS / 507th ARW by Jay Carter 10, on Flickr

F-35A 5385, 332 Skv by Jay Carter 10, on Flickr

F-35A 5502, 332 Skv by Jay Carter 10, on Flickr

KC-46A 16-46019, 133rd ARS / 157th ARW by Jay Carter 10, on Flickr

Lovely shots

Obviously you know the SH on the 505 ARW Tinker Boeing is a nod to the SH coded 507 TFW based at Tinker AFB. Incidentally SH F-105 visited Sculthorpe but you may not have seen them on account of not being born then

Heh S51 remember that Sculthorpe visit well. We got on the base for a photo day and just walked around em without a great deal of supervision. It was brilliant. Have got some colour slides I took somewhere in the loft. Classic old Nam camo and white codes/serials. Was lucky to see the Virginia Air Guard at Lakenheath think 76 or 77. Nuts now thinking actually saw Thuds still flying!

Unusual serial display on the 135. Is that a nod to combat aircraft too?

Tinker SH also flew F-16s later in 1989.
https://flic.kr/p/EXbwbW

Cracking shots, Jay

Especially that Scooter