RAF Lakenheath | military airbase, Second World War 1939-1945, military, First World War 1914-1918, RAF - Royal Air Force, United States Air Force

 military airbase, Second World War 1939-1945, military, First World War 1914-1918, RAF - Royal Air Force, United States Air Force

RAF Lakenheath, (IATA: LKZ, ICAO: EGUL) is a nominal Royal Air Force military airbase near Lakenheath in Suffolk, England. Although an RAF station, it hosts exclusively 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 (USAFE). The 48th Fighter Wing, flys the F-15E Strike Eagle and F-15C Eagle. Aircraft based at Lakenheath wear "LN" codes on their tails.

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 more than 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.

Order of Battle
Tactical squadrons of the 48th Operations Group are:
492d Fighter Squadron (F-15E)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/492d_Fighter_Squadron
493d Fighter Squadron (F-15C/D)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/493d_Fighter_Squadron
494th Fighter Squadron (F-15E)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/494th_Fighter_Squadron

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.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/56th_Rescue_Squadron

RAF Lakenheath, and its sister base RAF Mildenhall, are known as the largest United States Air Force bases in the United Kingdom.

www.lakenheath.af.mil/main/welcome.asp

for the wartime history of RAF Lakenheath see @:
www.raf.mod.uk/bombercommand/s40.html