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F35s& F22s due 6/10/17
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2017 6:17 am
by Blackcat1
Morning all
Just read on Scramble that 6x F22s & 4x F35s are due to arrive at Lakenheath on Friday 6th October. Are they on TDY at Lakenheath or just transiting through?
Cheers
Re: F35s& F22s due 6/10/17
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2017 7:02 am
by raptor309
From what i was told yesterday there are 6 F22s and 4 F35s and their apparently in for 2(?) weeks on exercise.
Re: F35s& F22s due 6/10/17
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2017 7:10 am
by Blackcat1
Yep correct , amended, half asleep when I posted lol
Re: F35s& F22s due 6/10/17
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2017 7:15 am
by rutterfan2037
May pop down, is there much flying generally on a Friday as I am aware elsewhere it can be quiet? thanks, Luke
Re: F35s& F22s due 6/10/17
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2017 8:32 am
by ChrisCwmbran
raptor309 wrote:From what i was told yesterday there are 6 F22s and 4 F35s and their apparently in for 2(?) weeks on exercise.
No! No! No! 2 weeks isn't convenient!!!! Change it to 3 or 4 please!!!
Re: F35s& F22s due 6/10/17
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2017 8:51 am
by Thunderbolt II
Any ideas on which units these jets will be coming from?
Many thanks
Re: F35s& F22s due 6/10/17
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2017 9:30 am
by Seahornet1
If true, this is good news for me, as I'm already booked for a couple of days at Lakenheath / Mildenhall next week....
But anyone planning a trip next week, don't forget that Monday 9th is Columbus Day, which is a public holiday in the States...
Re: F35s& F22s due 6/10/17
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2017 11:11 am
by rh226
Rumour has it that the F-35s are from 34FS/388FW - the same unit as earlier this year.
The F-22s from 1FW - no squadron known.
If they turn out different, so much the better!!
Re: F35s& F22s due 6/10/17
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2017 1:05 pm
by GoldenPlane
Sorry I post this in this topic, but will the locals fly? If I will make the trip out of Holland..
Jordy
Re: F35s& F22s due 6/10/17
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2017 1:17 pm
by Thunderbolt II
mike.p wrote:Does anyone know what units the f22's and f35's are coming from.
mike
Is there an echo in here?
Many thanks for the reply, rh.
Cheers.
Re: F35s& F22s due 6/10/17
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2017 2:38 pm
by Seahornet1
GoldenPlane wrote:Sorry I post this in this topic, but will the locals fly? If I will make the trip out of Holland..
Jordy
When the F-35s were at Lakenheath back in May, the based F-15Cs and F-15Es were flying too, at least on the days that I visited.
Re: F35s& F22s due 6/10/17
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2017 7:18 pm
by Weazel69
I have heard that the F35s are to be either USMC F35Bs or USN F35Cs ( time will tell ) but i find it ironic that a USN C40A/165832 arrived approx 17:10 this evening
Re: F35s& F22s due 6/10/17
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2017 9:46 pm
by Malcolm
Are we sure that both the F-22's and F-35's are related to the exercise? It's believed that 12 Tyndall F-22's transited Moron eastbound to the gulf last week, so the (12?) Langleys that have been in the gulf since January should be on their way home soon. Might it be these on the way home?
Re: F35s& F22s due 6/10/17
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2017 12:02 am
by LN Strike Eagle
Any educated guesses on a likely arrival time?
Re: F35s& F22s due 6/10/17
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2017 7:05 am
by plmc135
If the arrival of the SJ's is anything to go by, anytime between this Friday and the end of the year
Re: F35s& F22s due 6/10/17
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2017 9:43 am
by bizfreeq
Re: F35s& F22s due 6/10/17
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2017 9:56 am
by LN Strike Eagle
Lakenheath will be closed next Monday for Columbus Day, won't it?
Re: F35s& F22s due 6/10/17
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2017 2:17 pm
by burnsy133
I am also of the impression that these are heading for the sandpit to take over from the returning 12, happy to be proved wrong though.
Re: F35s& F22s due 6/10/17
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2017 4:28 pm
by pjotrtje
Those ‘sandpit replacements’ were already flown through Moron AFAIK
Re: F35s& F22s due 6/10/17
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2017 5:25 pm
by GoldenPlane
Seahornet1 wrote:GoldenPlane wrote:Sorry I post this in this topic, but will the locals fly? If I will make the trip out of Holland..
Jordy
When the F-35s were at Lakenheath back in May, the based F-15Cs and F-15Es were flying too, at least on the days that I visited.
Ah okay, I mean exactly the Fridays.. As far as I know, the Spangdahlem F-16’s won’t fly that much on fridays... Is it the same in Lakenheath / Mildenhall?
Jordy
