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Gestern haben zwölf F-16 des US Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), 482nd Fighter Wing, 93rd Fighter Squadron "Makos", von der Homestead Air Reserve Base, FL/USA zur RAF Lakenheath verlegt.
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==> Quelle-1Twelve Homestead Air Reserve Base (FL) F-16Cs finally arrived at RAF Lakenheath (UK) in the evening of 5 May 2019. The aircraft from the US Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) 482nd Fighter Wing, 93rd Fighter Squadron "Makos”, arrived from Atlantic City International (NJ) in two groups of six aircraft. Two additional air spares returned.
CUBE51-56 flight F-16C “FM”:
F-16C 87-0233, 87-0244, 87-0259, 86-0264, 87-0287 and 88-0405 "93FS"
CUBE61-66 flight F-16C “FM”:
86-0307, 86-0319, 87-0338, 85-1487, 88-0404 as "482 FW" and 85-1438
Both on 3 and 4 May, the crossing was cancelled due to weather conditions. Support for the Vipers over the ocean were BOBBY91 (KC-10A 87-0120) and BOBBY01 (KC-10A 87-0121) out of McGuire AFB (New Yersey), both landing in Prestwick (Scotland). BOBBY92 (KC-135R 62-3533) out of Niagara Falls (New York) and one other tanker did not make the oceanic crossing, but supported the refueling.
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