FalkeEins Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 As above. Does anyone who follows these sorts of things have an inkling of when the first aircraft will arrive at Lakenheath? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Maybe later this year: https://theaviationist.com/2021/10/04/495th-fs-valkyries-reactivated/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 There was an article last week that stated December. Duncan B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberraman Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 The first 495th jet AF-302 is in systems integration/testing at Lockheed-Martins Dallas-Forth Worth plant. Should be flying in a couple of weeks. It'll be a while before all the 495th jest have been built or delivered. Mark 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 That will be good if there are two squadrons of F-35s and two of F-15Es at LN. Be nice to have two different USAF jets operating in the UK again, I still miss the Warthogs and F-111s! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boman Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 493FS will convert to the F-35A in due course. They have some F-15's being through deep maintenance in the US these days, and there is speculation that they may not return to the unit, as part of the run-up to also the 493FS converting. But for now, only the 495FS, with first aircraft scheduled to arrive in December -21 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 No light grey Eagles at tha' heath anymore? But 2 F-35 squadrons would ultimately mean the end of all LN Eagle operations, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boman Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 No, the 492FS and 494FS is still to operate the F-15E for the forseable future 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 7 hours ago, Boman said: No, the 492FS and 494FS is still to operate the F-15E for the forseable future Yeah.... until the next round of cuts.... would be a way too logical step for bean counters... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boman Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Not much cutting these days if they are to expand the USAF by 60+ squadrons 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Any plans for any decal makers to print 1/48th 495th decals?. Nice to see these new jets don't have the light gray Ram sealing strips on the spine.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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