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by JG71
Mon Apr 03, 2017 11:41 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: RAF Mildenhall to close. Lakenheath to get F-35 by 2020
Replies: 1432
Views: 672389

Re: RAF Mildenhall to close. Lakenheath to get F-35 by 2020

No news or rumours for almost a month? Perhaps the rumours from the last couple of months are now "happening"? KC-135 will move out in September/October 2019. Construction work at Ramstein will begin within the next few months. Click to view the planed construction at Ramstein http://static.rheinpf...
by JG71
Mon Oct 24, 2016 3:58 pm
Forum: RAF Mildenhall
Topic: Mildenhall closure
Replies: 35
Views: 20144

Re: Mildenhall closure

2. The refueling of the tankers would need trucks to do it and teh facilities at the hall have better refilling process 3. The CV22s ( osprays ) main duties are night low flying and Germany dont like night flying never mind low level so they would need to fly to UK on a night of out of German airsp...
by JG71
Thu Apr 28, 2016 9:14 pm
Forum: RAF Fairford
Topic: Summer Deployments
Replies: 234
Views: 81339

Re: Summer Deployments

Exercise Ample Strike 2016 is supposed to see B-1 participation. Think this will be the late summer (end August to mid September) B-1 deployment to Fairford.
by JG71
Mon Apr 04, 2016 10:37 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: RAF Mildenhall to close. Lakenheath to get F-35 by 2020
Replies: 1432
Views: 672389

Re: RAF Mildenhall to close. Lakenheath to get F-35 by 2020

Seems a bit daft, and a waste of funds by moving the 352nd SOG to Germany? Why build new pads & hangars when the facilities already exist in the UK, not to mention that the UK offers better training areas for these units. I personally cannot see what advantage they will have by re-locating to Spang...
by JG71
Sat Apr 02, 2016 1:19 am
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: RAF Mildenhall to close. Lakenheath to get F-35 by 2020
Replies: 1432
Views: 672389

Re: RAF Mildenhall to close. Lakenheath to get F-35 by 2020

- Has there been any work construction work done at Spang say like they did with here to harden the ramp and pads to operate the CV-22? -Has there been an area been allocated for the 352nd already? The 352nd area at Spangdahlem will be allocated in the Northeastern Shelterarea. The Shelters will ge...

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