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All
AK at LN
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April 1999, RAF Lakenheath: Six F-15Cs of the 54 FS, Elmendorf AFB,
Alaska arrive to bolster the base numbers in the wake of massive deployments
of regular 48 FW machines to mainland Europe. The Alaskan jets fly
regular missions from Lakenheath, bringing a welcome change to the
familiar 'LN' code adorned by the local Eagles.
 All
the '85 fiscal year jets are ex-Eglin and took part in the Gulf War
of 1991. 85-108 carries a single green star below the canopy, which
denotes the shoot-down of a Mig-29 south of Al Taqaddum on 17 January
1991 with an AIM-7M whilst with the 58 TFS/33 TFW based at Tabuk and
being flown by Captain Rhory R. "Hoser" Draeger.
The six aircraft were: 85-0115/54FS,
85-0118/AK, 84-0020/AK, 85-0098/AK, 85-0111/AK,
85-0108/AK. They returned to Elmendorf on Tuesday 29 June.
Information courtesy of
Nick Broome &
mil-spotters.
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