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The initial Strategic Air Command unit to use Mildenhall was the 7511th Air Base Group (later redesignated 3910th Air Base Group), being activated on 11 July 1950, to prepare the facility for operational use by SAC aircraft. On 1 May 1951, SAC took control of the station rotated bomb wings in and out
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pertaining to Europe and the Middle East, and a variety of other issues prompted a reassessment on Mildenhall's closure. By 2017, the closure process had been put on indefinite hold and in February 2020, it was reported it had been extended to at least 2027. In July 2020, the Department of Defense
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In order to meet a perceived 'continental threat', the British military developed the idea to site a Royal Air Force bomber base at Mildenhall in the late 1920s. Shortly thereafter, the government purchased the land in 1929, followed by the completion of the first buildings in 1931. Three years
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By the end of the war, aircraft from Mildenhall and its satellite airfields had dropped over 23,000 tons of explosives, laid 2,000 mines and flew over 8,000 sorties. The airfield also saw the loss of over 200; Wellington, Stirling, and Lancaster bombers with the loss of over 2,000
1940:(EIC) programme, they would be withdrawing from RAF Mildenhall to help save $ 500 million a year across Europe. In January 2016, as a result of the proposed US withdrawal, the UK government announced the site was one of twelve that would be sold as part of their strategy for the 697:. Between 26 September 1938 and 4 October 1939, the airfield completed its installation of its defence systems. After a brief reprieve from war, the airfield prepared for war, bringing station defences and squadrons to full combat readiness. On 3 September 1939, three days after 855:. By the end of 1945, Mildenhall's operational activity experienced a drastic decrease and despite a brief flurry of flying activity in the late 1940s, the RAF reduced the base to 'care and maintenance' status. The only remaining RAF unit of significance was Headquarters 1956:
announced that the US military would in fact be withdrawing from Spangdahlem and that the 100th Air Refueling Wing and 352nd Special Operations Wing would remain at Mildenhall, thereby keeping the base open for the foreseeable future.
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operations from the base. From their arrival, until the departure of the last SR-71 on 18 January 1990, the 306th Strategic Wing's SR-71 and U-2 aircraft came to symbolise RAF Mildenhall in the local public's eye.
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SAC departed Mildenhall in 1959, as its runway capabilities no longer met the requirements for its newer aircraft. On 17 July 1959, SAC and USAFE reached an agreement facilitating and substantially increasing
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on Germany, as seen by the crew of Vickers Wellington OJ-F 'F for Freddie'. Wellingtons and their crews from the resident No. 149 Squadron, coded OJ, were used for the filming. The exception to this was
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stood as the longest race ever devised, and attracted over 70,000 spectators to the airfield. Even more telling of the race's significance in the world's sporting spotlight, on short notice
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Fletcher, Harry R. (1989) Air Force Bases Volume II, Active Air Force Bases outside the United States of America on 17 September 1982. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History.
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Fletcher, Harry R. (1989) Air Force Bases Volume II, Active Air Force Bases outside the United States of America on 17 September 1982. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History.
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of USAFE, assumed the 306th SW responsibilities, and became host unit at Mildenhall, along with becoming Headquarters European Tanker Task Force with its KC-135 Stratotankers.
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For the next few years, Mildenhall witnessed little change: however, in June 1972, the base added to the list of its tenants with the arrival of Headquarters
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in France. With its activation on Mildenhall, the 513th TCW assumed operational control of two rotational (7441st, 7742nd) Troop Carrier Squadrons of twenty
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Units marked GSU are Geographically Separate Units, which although based at Mildhenhall, are subordinate to a parent unit based at another location.
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reconnaissance mission. The 306th SW also functioned as the focal point for all SAC operations in Europe, and became the host unit at Mildenhall.
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and other peace groups. In January 2003, students cut a hole in the perimeter fence and accessed the base. Later, in April 2003, protestors with
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A change in political administration in the United States, heightened security concerns on the part of the United States, the UK and
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was activated at RAF Mildenhall on 21 May 2005. It was a non-flying unit that provides administration and operation of units at
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used the station for operational combat missions until 1945. Placed on standby status after the war, it was reopened by the
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In May 1993, as part of the drawdown of forces in Europe, it was announced that the majority of the USAF-operated base at
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RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912
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During the last two weeks of March and the first two weeks of April 1941, Mildenhall was used for the making of the film
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Rogers, Brian (2005). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. Hinkley, England: Midland Publications.
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Following this favourable beginning, RAF Mildenhall received its first squadron and aircraft with the arrival of
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later, RAF Mildenhall opened on 16 October 1934, as one of the RAF's largest bomber stations. On the same day,
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transferred its main United Kingdom terminal to Mildenhall in 1958. In the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s
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of Mildenhall on temporary duty assignments. The first operational strategic unit to use the airfield was the
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Since the beginning of its use by the USAF, Mildenhall has been the site of many anti-war protests by the
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estate, although no date for the sale was given. It was planned to relocate units based at Mildenhall to
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and several other aspects involving the day-to-day operations were altered. The film, produced by the
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RAF Mildenhall's premature inauguration was due in large part with its selection to host the
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On 15 November 1965 Mildenhall welcomed the arrival of the Silk Purse Control Group and the
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The next significant event in Mildenhall's history came with the arrival of Detachment 4,
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bombers. King George V reviewed 350 aircraft at Mildenhall in 1935 on the occasion of his
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Nightwatch callsign "GRIM99" was seen flying over Wales and landed at RAF Mildenhall.
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The 306th Strategic Wing operated at RAF Mildenhall until 1 February 1992, when the
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of RAF Mildenhall and the historic 'Square D' badge as used by the unit during the
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announced that operations at RAF Mildenhall would end and be relocated to Germany (
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broke into the base to unfurl a banner with the words: “Stop Killing Each Other”.
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and became a USAF-RAF joint operation base on 11 July 1950. It was assigned to
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The threat the RAF had envisioned in the late 1920s materialised during the
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627th Military Airlift Support Squadron, 8 January 1966 – 15 September 1978
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In 1953, Mildenhall's mission was changed from a B-50 bomber airfield to a
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of the 10th Air Control Center Squadron flying over Mildenhall during 1983
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redesignated: 7511th Air Base Group, 26 September 1950 – 1 February 1953
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On 1 July 1966, the 513th Troop Carrier Wing arrived at Mildenhall from
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redesignated: 3913th Combat Support Group, 1 January – 1 September 1959
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UK Military Aeronautical Information Publication – Mildenhall (EGUN)
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53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, 10 August 1959 – 18 March 1960
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redesignated: 3910th Air Base Group, 1 February 1953 – 15 April 1955
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as well as the 7120th ACCS / Silk Purse Control Group and the five
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visited RAF Mildenhall the day before the race. In the end, pilots
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Installations of the United States Air Force in the United Kingdom
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Fleet Industrial Supply Center Sigonella, Detachment Mildenhall (
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at Mildenhall were dispatched to bomb the German naval fleet at
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Royal Air Force station near Mildenhall, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom
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USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers—1908 to present
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After the war, aircraft from Mildenhall flew home repatriated
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Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977
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Notable protesters include MP and former Labour party leader
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Flying and notable non-flying units based at RAF Mildenhall:
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1625th Support Squadron (MATS), 1 March 1959 – 8 January 1966
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operations took place from the base. On 8 January 2015, the
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Other rotational strategic bomb wings at Mildenhall were:
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361st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group
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363rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing
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3913th Air Base Squadron, 15 April 1955 – 1 January 1959
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352nd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
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752nd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
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aerial tanker dispersal base. The role was to support
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7513th Air Base Group, 1 September 1959 – 1 July 1966
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7511th Air Base Squadron, 11 July – 26 September 1950
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Detachment 4 seen taking off from Mildenhall in 1985
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declared war on Germany. Later that same day, three
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Welch 6174: 6169: 6164: 6159: 6154: 6149: 6144: 6139: 6134: 6129: 6123: 6121: 6115: 6114: 6111: 6110: 6108: 6107: 6102: 6097: 6092: 6087: 6082: 6077: 6072: 6067: 6062: 6056: 6054: 6048: 6047: 6045: 6044: 6039: 6034: 6029: 6024: 6019: 6014: 6008: 6006: 6000: 5999: 5997: 5996: 5991: 5986: 5981: 5976: 5971: 5965: 5963: 5961:Reconnaissance 5957: 5956: 5954: 5953: 5948: 5943: 5938: 5933: 5928: 5923: 5918: 5913: 5908: 5903: 5898: 5893: 5888: 5882: 5880: 5876: 5875: 5873: 5872: 5867: 5862: 5857: 5852: 5847: 5841: 5839: 5835: 5834: 5832: 5831: 5826: 5821: 5816: 5810: 5808: 5800: 5799: 5797: 5796: 5791: 5786: 5781: 5776: 5771: 5766: 5761: 5756: 5751: 5745: 5743: 5734: 5724: 5723: 5720: 5719: 5716: 5715: 5713: 5712: 5705: 5703: 5702:Reconnaissance 5699: 5698: 5696: 5695: 5689: 5682: 5680: 5676: 5675: 5673: 5672: 5666: 5660: 5654: 5648: 5642: 5636: 5630: 5624: 5618: 5612: 5606: 5600: 5594: 5588: 5582: 5576: 5570: 5564: 5557: 5555: 5548: 5539: 5531: 5530: 5527: 5526: 5523: 5522: 5520: 5519: 5514: 5509: 5504: 5499: 5494: 5489: 5484: 5479: 5474: 5469: 5464: 5459: 5454: 5449: 5444: 5439: 5434: 5429: 5424: 5419: 5414: 5409: 5404: 5399: 5394: 5389: 5384: 5379: 5374: 5369: 5364: 5359: 5354: 5349: 5344: 5339: 5333: 5331: 5325: 5324: 5322: 5321: 5316: 5311: 5306: 5301: 5295: 5293: 5289: 5288: 5286: 5285: 5280: 5275: 5269: 5267: 5260: 5254: 5253: 5251: 5250: 5245: 5240: 5235: 5230: 5225: 5220: 5215: 5210: 5204: 5202: 5196: 5195: 5193: 5192: 5187: 5182: 5177: 5171: 5169: 5167:Reconnaissance 5163: 5162: 5160: 5159: 5156: 5151: 5146: 5141: 5136: 5131: 5126: 5121: 5116: 5111: 5106: 5101: 5096: 5091: 5086: 5081: 5076: 5071: 5065: 5063: 5057: 5056: 5054: 5053: 5048: 5043: 5038: 5033: 5028: 5023: 5018: 5013: 5008: 5003: 4998: 4992: 4990: 4984: 4983: 4981: 4980: 4975: 4970: 4965: 4960: 4955: 4950: 4945: 4940: 4935: 4930: 4925: 4920: 4915: 4910: 4905: 4900: 4895: 4890: 4885: 4880: 4875: 4870: 4865: 4860: 4855: 4850: 4845: 4840: 4835: 4830: 4825: 4820: 4815: 4810: 4805: 4800: 4795: 4789: 4787: 4778: 4772: 4771: 4768: 4767: 4765: 4764: 4758: 4756: 4752: 4751: 4749: 4748: 4743: 4738: 4733: 4728: 4723: 4718: 4713: 4708: 4703: 4698: 4692: 4690: 4684: 4683: 4681: 4680: 4675: 4670: 4665: 4660: 4655: 4650: 4645: 4640: 4635: 4630: 4625: 4620: 4615: 4610: 4605: 4600: 4595: 4590: 4585: 4580: 4575: 4570: 4565: 4560: 4554: 4552: 4545: 4541: 4540: 4538: 4537: 4532: 4527: 4522: 4517: 4511: 4509: 4500: 4496: 4495: 4488: 4486: 4483: 4482: 4479: 4478: 4476: 4475: 4470: 4465: 4463:RAF Woodbridge 4460: 4458:RAF Waddington 4455: 4450: 4445: 4440: 4438:RAF Sculthorpe 4435: 4430: 4425: 4420: 4415: 4410: 4405: 4400: 4395: 4390: 4385: 4380: 4378:RAF Chelveston 4375: 4373:RAF Burtonwood 4370: 4365: 4360: 4355: 4350: 4345: 4339: 4337: 4333: 4332: 4330: 4329: 4324: 4319: 4314: 4309: 4304: 4298: 4293: 4288: 4283: 4278: 4273: 4268: 4263: 4258: 4253: 4248: 4243: 4238: 4233: 4227: 4222: 4217: 4212: 4207: 4202: 4197: 4192: 4187: 4182: 4177: 4171: 4169: 4160: 4154: 4153: 4150: 4149: 4147: 4146: 4140: 4137:RAF Mildenhall 4134: 4131:RAF Lakenheath 4128: 4122: 4116: 4110: 4103: 4101: 4097: 4096: 4094: 4093: 4087: 4081: 4075: 4069: 4063: 4057: 4051: 4045: 4039: 4033: 4027: 4021: 4015: 4009: 4003: 3997: 3991: 3985: 3979: 3973: 3967: 3961: 3955: 3949: 3943: 3937: 3931: 3925: 3919: 3913: 3907: 3901: 3895: 3889: 3883: 3877: 3871: 3865: 3859: 3853: 3847: 3841: 3835: 3828: 3826: 3817: 3804: 3798: 3797: 3784: 3783: 3776: 3769: 3761: 3752: 3751: 3739: 3736: 3735: 3732: 3731: 3729: 3728: 3723: 3717: 3715: 3711: 3710: 3708: 3707: 3702: 3697: 3696: 3695: 3688: 3681: 3668: 3666: 3659: 3655: 3654: 3651: 3650: 3647: 3646: 3644: 3643: 3634:RAF Chicksands 3631: 3622:RAF Burtonwood 3618: 3616: 3612: 3611: 3609: 3608: 3603: 3601:RAF Woodbridge 3598: 3596:RAF Waddington 3593: 3591:RAF Sculthorpe 3588: 3583: 3578: 3573: 3568: 3563: 3558: 3556:RAF Chelveston 3553: 3548: 3543: 3537: 3535: 3526: 3525: 3523: 3522: 3517: 3512: 3507: 3505:RAF Bentwaters 3501: 3499: 3492: 3488: 3487: 3484: 3483: 3481: 3480: 3475: 3468: 3466: 3462: 3461: 3459: 3458: 3456:RAF Mildenhall 3453: 3451:RAF Molesworth 3448: 3446:RAF Lakenheath 3443: 3438: 3433: 3428: 3423: 3418: 3413: 3407: 3405: 3396: 3389: 3385: 3384: 3377: 3376: 3369: 3362: 3354: 3345: 3344: 3342: 3341: 3336: 3331: 3326: 3321: 3316: 3311: 3306: 3301: 3295: 3293: 3289: 3288: 3286: 3285: 3280: 3275: 3270: 3268:RAF Molesworth 3265: 3260: 3255: 3250: 3245: 3243:Morón Air Base 3240: 3235: 3230: 3225: 3220: 3218:Ghedi Air Base 3215: 3210: 3205: 3200: 3198:Camp Lemonnier 3195: 3190: 3188:Ämari Air Base 3184: 3182: 3178: 3177: 3175: 3174: 3169: 3164: 3162:RAF Mildenhall 3159: 3157:RAF Lakenheath 3154: 3149: 3143: 3141: 3137: 3136: 3124: 3122: 3120: 3119: 3117:Third (Europe) 3113: 3111: 3107: 3106: 3089: 3088: 3081: 3074: 3066: 3060: 3057: 3056: 3047: 3046: 3041: 3025: 3024:External links 3022: 3021: 3020: 3015: 3010: 2999: 2989: 2966: 2951: 2945: 2926: 2923: 2920: 2919: 2905: 2891: 2877: 2863: 2837: 2811: 2781: 2753: 2733: 2711: 2700:. US Air Force 2698:RAF Mildenhall 2685: 2669: 2643: 2615: 2594: 2568: 2543: 2525: 2507: 2494: 2479: 2464: 2449: 2406: 2381: 2359: 2344: 2324: 2304: 2286: 2272: 2263: 2241: 2219: 2177: 2163: 2145: 2124: 2095: 2068: 2067: 2065: 2062: 2052:RAF Mildenhall 2023: 2020: 2019: 2018: 2016:RAF Lakenheath 2013: 2008: 2003: 1996: 1993: 1961: 1958: 1929: 1926: 1923: 1922: 1892:Charleston AFB 1889: 1883: 1882: 1879: 1872: 1869: 1868: 1867: 1856: 1849: 1847: 1837: 1830: 1828: 1818: 1811: 1808: 1807: 1790: 1787: 1783: 1782: 1778: 1777: 1776: 1775: 1774: 1773: 1772: 1771: 1770: 1769: 1751: 1750: 1749: 1748: 1747: 1744: 1709: 1708: 1707: 1706: 1705: 1704: 1701: 1695: 1694: 1693: 1690: 1685: 1676: 1645: 1644: 1643: 1642: 1641: 1640: 1639: 1638: 1637: 1610: 1609: 1604: 1603: 1602: 1601: 1600: 1599: 1598: 1595: 1592: 1589: 1586: 1580: 1579: 1578: 1575: 1569: 1568: 1567: 1558: 1552: 1549: 1523: 1521: 1518: 1510: 1507: 1505: 1504: 1498: 1492: 1486: 1480: 1474: 1468: 1462: 1456: 1453: 1446: 1445: 1441: 1440: 1437: 1434: 1430: 1429: 1425: 1424: 1421: 1415: 1409: 1403: 1397: 1390: 1389: 1386: 1382: 1381: 1377: 1371: 1368: 1338:47th G7 summit 1262: 1259: 1255:MH-53 Pave Low 1219: 1216: 1159: 1156: 1122:Boeing EC-135H 1118:C-130 Hercules 1097: 1094: 1049: 1046: 1018: 1017: 1004: 991: 945: 942: 940: 937: 935: 934: 928: 923:(1942) became 918: 912: 906: 901: 896: 891: 886: 881: 875: 870:(1940) became 864: 832: 829: 823:and the later 785: 782: 774:Victoria Cross 755:Avro Lancaster 751:Short Stirling 743:RAF Lakenheath 726: 723: 713:aircraft from 705:, Britain and 690:headquarters. 684:Silver Jubilee 654:C. 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Scott 620:Wing Commander 614: 611: 609: 606: 598:RAF Lakenheath 500:RAF Mildenhall 491: 490: 483: 482: 479: 478: 468: 464: 463: 460: 454: 453: 445: 444: 438: 434: 433: 419: 415: 414: 410: 409: 408: 407: 402: 397: 390: 386: 385: 381: 380: 369: 365: 364: 354: 350: 349: 345: 344: 326: 322: 321: 318: 314: 313: 307: 303: 302: 297: 293: 292: 287: 283: 282: 278: 277: 274: 270: 269: 259: 255: 254: 222: 218: 217: 205:RAF Mildenhall 204: 203: 196: 195: 189: 188: 187: 186: 175:RAF Mildenhall 174: 173: 166: 165: 159: 158: 157: 156: 145:RAF Mildenhall 144: 143: 136: 135: 129: 128: 127: 126: 115:RAF Mildenhall 114: 113: 106: 105: 99: 98: 97: 96: 95: 92: 91: 78: 70: 69: 58: 50: 49: 46:United Kingdom 33: 32: 25: 24:RAF Mildenhall 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 6701: 6690: 6687: 6685: 6682: 6680: 6677: 6675: 6672: 6670: 6667: 6665: 6662: 6660: 6657: 6656: 6654: 6629: 6626: 6624: 6621: 6619: 6616: 6614: 6611: 6610: 6608: 6604: 6601: 6597: 6587: 6584: 6582: 6579: 6577: 6574: 6572: 6569: 6567: 6564: 6562: 6559: 6557: 6554: 6552: 6549: 6547: 6544: 6542: 6539: 6537: 6534: 6533: 6531: 6529: 6525: 6519: 6516: 6515: 6513: 6511: 6507: 6501: 6498: 6496: 6493: 6492: 6490: 6488: 6484: 6478: 6475: 6473: 6470: 6468: 6465: 6463: 6460: 6458: 6455: 6453: 6450: 6448: 6445: 6443: 6440: 6439: 6437: 6433: 6427: 6424: 6422: 6419: 6417: 6414: 6412: 6409: 6407: 6404: 6402: 6399: 6397: 6394: 6392: 6389: 6387: 6384: 6382: 6379: 6377: 6374: 6373: 6371: 6367: 6361: 6358: 6356: 6353: 6351: 6348: 6346: 6343: 6341: 6338: 6336: 6333: 6332: 6330: 6326: 6320: 6317: 6315: 6312: 6310: 6307: 6305: 6302: 6300: 6297: 6295: 6292: 6290: 6287: 6285: 6282: 6281: 6279: 6275: 6272: 6266: 6261: 6253: 6248: 6246: 6241: 6239: 6234: 6233: 6230: 6220: 6215: 6209: 6201: 6200: 6198: 6194: 6188: 6185: 6183: 6180: 6178: 6175: 6173: 6170: 6168: 6165: 6163: 6160: 6158: 6157:John C. Meyer 6155: 6153: 6150: 6148: 6145: 6143: 6140: 6138: 6135: 6133: 6130: 6128: 6127:George Kenney 6125: 6124: 6122: 6120: 6116: 6106: 6103: 6101: 6098: 6096: 6093: 6091: 6088: 6086: 6085:Douglas C-118 6083: 6081: 6078: 6076: 6073: 6071: 6068: 6066: 6063: 6061: 6058: 6057: 6055: 6053: 6049: 6043: 6040: 6038: 6035: 6033: 6030: 6028: 6025: 6023: 6020: 6018: 6015: 6013: 6010: 6009: 6007: 6005: 6001: 5995: 5992: 5990: 5987: 5985: 5982: 5980: 5977: 5975: 5974:Lockheed TR-1 5972: 5970: 5967: 5966: 5964: 5962: 5958: 5952: 5949: 5947: 5944: 5942: 5939: 5937: 5934: 5932: 5929: 5927: 5924: 5922: 5919: 5917: 5914: 5912: 5909: 5907: 5904: 5902: 5899: 5897: 5894: 5892: 5889: 5887: 5884: 5883: 5881: 5877: 5871: 5868: 5866: 5863: 5861: 5858: 5856: 5853: 5851: 5848: 5846: 5843: 5842: 5840: 5836: 5830: 5829:Boeing RC-135 5827: 5825: 5824:Boeing EC-135 5822: 5820: 5817: 5815: 5812: 5811: 5809: 5807: 5806:& Control 5801: 5795: 5792: 5790: 5787: 5785: 5782: 5780: 5777: 5775: 5772: 5770: 5767: 5765: 5762: 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Mildenhall
Suffolk
United Kingdom
A Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker of the 100th ARW at RAF Mildenhall.
KC-135R Stratotanker
100th ARW
Station badge
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RAF Mildenhall is located in Europe
RAF Mildenhall is located in the United Kingdom
RAF Mildenhall is located in Suffolk
RAF Mildenhall is located in North Atlantic
52°21′54″N 000°28′51″E / 52.36500°N 0.48083°E / 52.36500; 0.48083
RAF
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US Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa
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Royal Air Force
100th Air Refueling Wing
352d Special Operations Wing
501st Combat Support Wing
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