Possibly the last time I get to photograph the Grim Reapers flying the F-15. I arrived too late to catch them taking off but they came back before the cloud rolled in.
F-15C Eagle 86-0172 - 493rd Fighter Squadron - RAF Lakenheath (explored 22/01/22) by stu norris, on Flickr
F-15C Eagle 86-0178 - 493rd Fighter Squadron - RAF Lakenheath by stu norris, on Flickr
F-15C Eagle 84-0027 / 493rd Fighter Squadron / RAF Lakenheath by stu norris, on Flickr
F-15C Eagle 86-0175 - 493rd Fighter Squadron - RAF Lakenheath by stu norris, on Flickr
F-15C Eagle 86-0165 - 493rd Fighter Squadron RAF Lakenheath by stu norris, on Flickr
Bullet 5 by stu norris, on Flickr
Bullet 8 by stu norris, on Flickr
Bullet 7 by stu norris, on Flickr
F-15C Eagle 84-0019 - 493rd Fighter Squadron RAF Lakenheath by stu norris, on Flickr
Bullet 1 by stu norris, on Flickr
Bullet 1 flight by stu norris, on Flickr
Bolar 51 took the cable after suffering hyrdraulic issues
Taking the cable by stu norris, on Flickr
Few more here: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjzzxrz
Grim Reapers at Lakenheath 21-01-2022
Re: Grim Reapers at Lakenheath 21-01-2022
Ha, quite a few of us were there on the Friday! Nice photos, Stu.
Not sure if the F-15 actually took the cable or not, as he ended up half way down the runway before he stopped?
Not sure if the F-15 actually took the cable or not, as he ended up half way down the runway before he stopped?
Re: Grim Reapers at Lakenheath 21-01-2022
Nice set of pics. When are the Grim Reapers due to finish at Lakenheath?
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Re: Grim Reapers at Lakenheath 21-01-2022
Lovely set Stu - the light was sublime.
Scramble are reporting the F-15Cs & Ds will all have left by the end of Feb, although I have also heard end of March. There's nothing official yet AFAIK, although there are some events taking place next week, so maybe we'll learn more then.When are the Grim Reapers due to finish at Lakenheath?
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Re: Grim Reapers at Lakenheath 21-01-2022
Rich Cooper was on base last week working with them and was saying afterwards it is end of March/by April but with much reduced flight operations.LN Strike Eagle wrote: ↑Thu 27 Jan 2022, 9:22 pmLovely set Stu - the light was sublime.
Scramble are reporting the F-15Cs & Ds will all have left by the end of Feb, although I have also heard end of March. There's nothing official yet AFAIK, although there are some events taking place next week, so maybe we'll learn more then.When are the Grim Reapers due to finish at Lakenheath?
Re: Grim Reapers at Lakenheath 21-01-2022
Deffo took the cable but as the guy next to me on the fence commented, they take a while to stop.
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Re: Grim Reapers at Lakenheath 21-01-2022
Thanks for the info LN & Boff. Ever since they first arrived here I've told myself I must get down there to get some pics. Nothing like leaving it till the last minute.
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Re: Grim Reapers at Lakenheath 21-01-2022
According to info posted on FC, a tanker that has arrived at Mildenhall today will be used to drag a batch of F-15Cs back across the pond in the coming days.
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