Lakenheath is a village in Suffolk, United Kingdom. Suffolk (pronounced SUF-fk) is a large traditional and administrative county in the East Anglia region of eastern England. ...

RAF Lakenheath

Lakenheath is perhaps best known, especially outside the UK, as the host to the largest USAF base in the United Kingdom: RAF Lakenheath A 492d Fighter Squadron F-100D SuperSabre from Lakenheath in flight A 492d Fighter Squadron F-4D Phantom II on the tarmac in Blue Section A 493d Fighter Squadron F-111F equipped with Pave Tack A 492d Fighter Squadron F-15E from Lakenheath lifts off from the airfields runway...

It is difficult to overestimate the social impact on Lakenheath, and indeed any of the towns and villages within several miles, of the United States Air Force fighter airbase and its nearby sister, RAF Mildenhall. RAF Lakenheath has the small RAF Feltwell about 10 minutes away under its control. The Social Impact of Friendly American Forces on Rural England Since WWII The United States has maintained a substantial peaceful military footing in the United Kingdom since soldiers and airmen were staged and stationed there during WWII as part of the defence and defeat of Nazism by the Allies. ... The United States Air Force (or USAF) is the aerospace branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. ... An Airbase, sometimes referred to as a military airport or airfield, provides basing and support of military aircraft. ... RAF Mildenhall is a Royal Air Force station in Suffolk, England. ...

The United States has maintained a presence in the community since bombers were stationed there during WWII conducting raids on Europe. The base has a population of around 7000 service personnel (Mildenhall is unknown.) This does not account for non-combatant personnel and families.

During the mid-eighties there was a peace camp outside RAF Lakenheath. First peace camps Peace camps are known from the 1920s. ...

Currently, there are three squadrons of F-15 fighters and their support and maintence personnel stationed there. The 492nd and 494th Fighter Squadrons fly the multi-role F-15E Strike Eagle and the 493rd Fighter Squadron flies the air-to-air F-15C Eagle variant. The 48th Fighter Wing, "Liberty Wing", is the parent unit exercising command of the base in conjunction with the RAF.

An American school system exists on the base. An elementary, intermediate and a high school are on the base.( www.lakenheath.cc )

External links

• 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath
• Lakenheath Alumni Blog