Lakenheath back to full strength

[slogen51]

As mentioned above the final Bolar returned to the hatrack from Lask plus two additional 493rd F-35A were delivered today

That means every 48FW aircraft not on depot maintenance at Warner Robins is at Lakenheath.

Therefore

54 F-15E ( 54 serials but some are on depot maintenance)
26 F-35A ( 6 x 493FS, 20 x 495FS)

=80 48FW Aircraft

Less
6 F-15E away on depot maintenance**
-----------
=74 48FW aircraft on base at 19:00 on 13/04/2023

Plus 9 389FS F-15E
Plus 1 Alpha Jet

=84 fast jets on base as at 19:00 13/04/2023

**The 6 Strike Eagles potentially at Warner-Robbins are
91-0306 went 10/09/22
91-0331 went 10/09/22
00-3002 went 10/09/22
91-0302 went 18/01/23
00-3001 went 18/01/23
00-3003 went 18/01/23

[slogen51]

15/4 Tabor 71-76: 87-0173 87-0183 88-1678 87-0210 88-1699 87-0198 Six 389FS F-15E departed

There are now 'only' 5 MO Eagles

Three from the original 9 aircraft in Tabor 71/81 which arrived on 11/4 ( 6 departed on 15/4)
87-0202
87-0209
90-0227

And Tabor 91/92 arrived on 15/4 from Souda ( leaving 87-0207 unaccounted for - still in Souda or further east?)
87-0169/MO
88-1697/MO

So carried forward

=74 48FW aircraft on base at 19:00 on 17/04/2023

Plus 5 389FS F-15E
Plus 1 Alpha Jet

=80 fast jets on base as at 19:00 17/04/2023

[slogen51]

18/4 11:20 Tabor 81-84 airborne : four 389FS F-15E headed home via Seymour Johnson

87-0169/MO
88-1697/MO
90-0227/MO
87-0202/MO

So carried forward

=74 48FW aircraft on base at 19:00 on 17/04/2023

Plus 1 389FS F-15E 87-0209
Plus 1 Alpha Jet C--GITA/040

=76 fast jets on base as at 17:00 18/04/2023

Plus one more Alpha jet C-GJTA/057 arrived on 19/4 as Ambush 73

=77 fast jets on base as at 17:00 19/04/2023

[slogen51]

2nd May 2023 Retro 81/82 departed back to CONUS - to Kelly AFB according to FC
91-0329 no colours
98-0133 blue

Therefore

54 F-15E ( 54 serials but some are on depot maintenance)
26 F-35A ( 6 x 493FS, 20 x 495FS)

=80 48FW Aircraft

Less
8 F-15E away on depot maintenance**
-----------
=72 48FW aircraft on base at 18:00 on 02/05/2023

Plus 1 389FS F-15E 87-0209
Plus 2? Alphajet C--GITA/040 and C-GJTA/057 ( are there three Alphas at Lakenheath?)

=75 fast jets on base as at 18:00 02/05/2023


**The 6 Strike Eagles potentially at Warner-Robbins are
91-0306 went 10/09/22
91-0331 went 10/09/22
00-3002 went 10/09/22
91-0302 went 18/01/23
00-3001 went 18/01/23
00-3003 went 18/01/23

** Two F-15E at Kelly AFB
91-0329 no colours went 02/05/2023
98-0133 blue went 02/05/2023

[slogen51]

3rd May 2023 Retro 31-35 brought 5 more F-35A for the 495th

19:30 Retro 31-35 on the deck at Lakenheath
20-5601
20-5600
20-5602
20-5603
20-5604

Therefore

54 F-15E ( 54 serials but some are on depot maintenance)
31 F-35A ( 6 x 493FS, 25 x 495FS)

=85 48FW Aircraft

Less
8 F-15E away on depot maintenance**
-----------
=77 48FW aircraft on base at 20:00 on 03/05/2023

Plus 1 389FS F-15E 87-0209/MO
Plus 3 Alphajets C--GITA/040 C-GJTA/057 C-GLTO/069

=81 fast jets on base as at 20:00 03/05/2023

[drives20]

Alpha Jet 069 C-GLTO was up as Ambush72 today so definitely 3

[slogen51]

Thanks for that

[AlexanderClover]

Just seen a video on YouTube which shows 3 in the crypt. I always thought there was two but there you go.

[slogen51]

87-0207/MO The long awaited shy MO Eagle finally arrived at Lakenheath from somewhere in Jordan as Tabor 93 with the aid of RCH 061

Brought forward

=77 48FW aircraft on base at 20:00 on 03/05/2023

Plus 2 389FS F-15E 87-0209/MO and 87-0207/MO
Plus 3 Alphajets C--GITA/040 C-GJTA/057 C-GLTO/069

=82 fast jets on base as at 20:00 15/05/2023

[slogen51]

18/05/2023 Retro 31/32 brought two more F-35A for the 48FW

Therefore

54 F-15E ( 54 serials but some are on depot maintenance)
33 F-35A ( 7 x 493FS, 26 x 495FS)

=87 48FW Aircraft

Less
8 F-15E away on depot maintenance**
-----------
=79 48FW aircraft on base at 22:00 on 18/05/2023

Plus 2 389FS F-15E 87-0209/MO and 87-0207/MO
Plus 3 Alphajets C--GITA/040 C-GJTA/057 C-GLTO/069

=84 fast jets on base as at 22:00 18/05/2023

**The 8 Strike Eagles away on depot maintenance are :
Six potentially at Warner-Robbins :-
91-0306 went 10/09/22
91-0331 went 10/09/22
00-3002 went 10/09/22
91-0302 went 18/01/23
00-3001 went 18/01/23
00-3003 went 18/01/23

Two F-15E went Kelly AFB but are they now at W-R ?
91-0329 no colours went 02/05/2023
98-0133 blue went 02/05/2023

[slogen51]

Less 8 F-35A that deployed to Ørland on 19/5 for Arctic Challenge

Reaper 01 - 04
5493 "493FS"
5485 "48OG"
5583
5589

Grim 01 - 04
5594
5595
5604
5598

Therefore carried forward from the 18/5
79 48FW aircraft on base at 22:00 on 18/05/2023

Less 8 F-35A to Ørland

=71 48FW aircraft on base at 07:00 20/05/2023

Plus 2 389FS F-15E 87-0209/MO and 87-0207/MO
Plus 3 Alphajets C--GITA/040 C-GJTA/057 C-GLTO/069

=76 fast jets on base as at 07:00 20/05/2023

[slogen51]

24/5 : 13 494FS F-15E went to Tampere–Pirkkala with the aid of Pack 93; serials thanks to unglee in Lakenheath Movements ( 14 departed but one came back)

25/5 fairly sure I heard the 14th Panther depart Lakenheath Thursday afternoon?

Therefore carried forward from 20/5
71 48FW aircraft on base at 07:00 20/05/2023

Less 14 Panthers to Tampere for Arctic Challenge 2023††

=57 48FW aircraft on base at 16:00 25/05/2023

Plus 2 389FS F-15E 87-0209/MO and 87-0207/MO
Plus 3 Alphajets C--GITA/040 C-GJTA/057 C-GLTO/069

=62 fast jets on base as at 16:00 25/05/2023

( 8 F-35A and 14† Strike eagles have deployed for Arctic Challenge 2023)

† only have 13 serials but 90% sure that 14 F-15E went

†† thanks to Yunglee the 13 known serial of the Arctic Challenge 2023 Eagles are

1043 TABOR 11 91-0326
1043 TABOR 12 00-3004
1149 TABOR 21 91-0311
1149 TABOR 22 91-0310
1149 TABOR 23 00-2002
1149 TABOR 24 01-2003
1217 TABOR 25 91-0603
1217 TABOR 26 91-0604
1217 TABOR 31 91-0364 (Anniversary livery)
1217 TABOR 32 91-0602
1252 TABOR 33 91-0313
1252 TABOR 34 91-0324
1252 TABOR 35 01-2004

1252 TABOR 36 00-3000 - came back - did a different jet go back out on Thursday afternoon?

Edit add 91-0309 as reported by finaero

[slogen51]

Wednesday 7/6 saw three more F-15E headed to Warner-Robbins

Retro 81-83 went behind Blue 31

91-0317 blue
91-0314 '494FS'
91-0320 red

Therefore

54 F-15E ( 54 serials but some are on depot maintenance)
33 F-35A ( 7 x 493FS, 26 x 495FS)

=87 48FW Aircraft

Less
11 F-15E away on depot maintenance**
-----------
=76 48FW aircraft available to be on base at 17:00 on 08/06/2023

Less 8 F-35A to Ørland
Less 14 Panthers to Tampere for Arctic Challenge 2023††

=54 48FW aircraft on base at 17:00 08/06/2023

Plus 2 389FS F-15E 87-0209/MO and 87-0207/MO
Plus 3 Alphajets C--GITA/040 C-GJTA/057 C-GLTO/069

=59 fast jets on base as at 17:00 07/06/2023

**The 11 Strike Eagles away on depot maintenance are :
Nine potentially at Warner-Robbins :-
91-0306 went 10/09/2022
91-0331 went 10/09/2022
00-3002 went 10/09/2022
91-0302 went 18/01/2023
00-3001 went 18/01/2023
00-3003 went 18/01/2023
91-0317 went 07/06/2023
91-0314 went 07/06/2023 '494FS'
91-0320 went 07/06/2023

Two F-15E went Kelly AFB but are they now at W-R ?
91-0329 no colours went 02/05/2023
98-0133 blue went 02/05/2023

[AlexanderClover]

The Grimmest are back. Rumours going around that the 494th have gone to Poland.

[slogen51]

Yep 8 48FW F-35A are back from Ørland

Therefore brought forward

=54 48FW aircraft on base at 17:00 08/06/2023

Plus 8 F-35A back from Ørland this morning

= 62 48FW aircraft on base at 17:00 09/06/2023

Plus 2 389FS F-15E 87-0209/MO and 87-0207/MO
Plus 3 Alphajets C--GITA/040 C-GJTA/057 C-GLTO/069

=67 fast jets on base as at 17:00 09/06/2023

All 33 LN F-35A are on base as far as I know

A whopping 25 Eagles away :- 11 in the States on depot maintenance plus 14 went to Finland but they maybe somewhere else now?

[POL]

Yep 8 48FW F-35A are back from Örland

Ø is the letter you're looking for

[slogen51]

oh fudge! I did have as Ø but became side tracked to Ö for no reason

Interesting that the panthers are not back but they did go later than the reaper/Valkyrie mix

[colp]

Mike i've tried to see if that Finaero chap knows if they are still at Tampere or not. He was the one who videoed them when they arrived there. Haven't had a response yet.

Update 10/6/23. Finaero confirmed on separate post that they are still at Tampere and they are due to depart Monday.

[colp]

Finaero has just confirmed all 14 heading back to LN in the next few hours

[AlexanderClover]

13 out of the 14 Panthers are back. 0311 is the only that didn’t return.