USAF Names RAF Lakenheath As F-35A Base, Unveils Closures

Credit: F-35A: USAF
LONDON – The U.S. Air Force has chosen RAF Lakenheath in the U.K. as its first base for the F-35A in Europe. Two squadrons of F-35s will be located at the airbase, with the first aircraft due to arrive in 2020. But the arrival of the aircraft will coincide with significant upheaval in the USAF’s...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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