RAF Lakenheath
RAF Lakenheath
 
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| Part of United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) | |||||||
| Near Lakenheath, Suffolk in England | |||||||
F-15E Strike Eagles of the 48th Fighter, Statue of Liberty Wing
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 EGUL
Shown within Suffolk
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| Coordinates | 52°24′30″N 000°33′24″E / 52.40833°N 0.55667°ECoordinates: 52°24′30″N 000°33′24″E / 52.40833°N 0.55667°E | ||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||
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| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
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Royal Air Force (1941–1948) Strategic Air Command (1951–1959) United States Air Force (1948–1951, 1959–present) |
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| Website | www |
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| Built | 1940 | ||||||
| In use | 1941-Present | ||||||
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| Identifiers | IATA: LKZ, ICAO: EGUL | ||||||
| Elevation | 10 metres (33 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Royal Air Force Lakenheath or RAF Lakenheath (IATA: LKZ, ICAO: EGUL) is a Royal Air Force station near the town of Lakenheath in Suffolk, England, 4.7 miles (7.6 km) north-east of Mildenhall and 8.3 miles (13.4 km) west of Thetford.
Although an RAF station, it hosts United States Air Force units and personnel. The host wing is the 48th Fighter Wing (48 FW), also known as the Liberty Wing, assigned to United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA).
The 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath is the Statue of Liberty Wing, the only USAF wing with both a number and a name. Since activation at Chaumont-Semoutiers Air Base, France, on 10 July 1952, Liberty Wing has been one of the premier fighter wings of the United States Air Forces in Europe, spending over 50 years as part of USAFE. The 48 FW has nearly 5,700 active-duty military members, 2,000 British and U.S. civilians, and includes a Geographically Separate Unit (GSU) at nearby RAF Feltwell.
Tactical squadrons of the 48th Operations Group are:
Aircraft of the 48th FW carry the tail code "LN".
In addition to supporting three combat-ready squadrons of F-15E Strike Eagle and F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft, the Liberty Wing houses the 56th Rescue Squadron's HH-60G Combat Search and Rescue helicopters. The 56th and 57th Rescue Squadrons will re-locate to Aviano Air Base starting 2017.
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