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In 1953, Mildenhall's mission was changed from a B-50 bomber airfield to a KC-97 Stratofreighter aerial tanker dispersal base. The role was to support Boeing B-47 Stratojet aircraft based at RAF Fairford. [17] The base became the home for the United Kingdom Passenger Terminal managed by Military Air Transport Service (MATS) in 1958. [17]
Mildenhall is a market town in the civil parish of Mildenhall High, in the West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. The town is near the A11 , and is 37 mi (60 km) north-west of Ipswich . [ 2 ]
According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 4,048. The parish covers an area to the north of Mildenhall, including Beck Row, Holywell Row and Kenny Hill. The American military base at RAF Mildenhall is one of the main employers of this parish and is located in Beck Row, with farming and agriculture coming in second. Beck Row has an old ...
The station is operated by the USAF 420th Air Base Squadron, 422nd Air Base Group (part of the 501st Combat Support Wing). [65] The Royal International Air Tattoo, the world's largest military air show, is held at Fairford annually in July. [66] RAF Feltwell: England: Norfolk
The Royal Air Force Lakenheath base houses the USAF’s 48th Fighter Wing. (Emma Sword/PA Wire/AP/File) ... Mildenhall and Feltwell bases, all used by the US Air Force (USAF).
The first USAFE host unit at Lakenheath was the 7504th Base Completion Squadron, being activated in 1949. [3] Amongst other units present were 3913 Air Base Sqdn (1953-55, Lt Col Archie Thomas), 3910 Installation Sqdn (1955-59, Maj John F Thomas), and 3910 Air Base Group (1955-59, Col L M Thomas).
The unit was reactivated at RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk, in the United Kingdom on 31 March 1992 as the 351st Air Refueling Squadron, operating the Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker. [1] The first KC-135R to arrive at Mildenhall for the 351st was 58-0100 on 19 May 1992 from Loring Air Force Base, Maine. [20] Nine KC-135Rs had arrived by September 1992. [21]
Alconbury's flightline was closed and its base support functions were taken over by RAF Molesworth. In January 2015 the US Department of Defense announced through their European Infrastructure Consolidation programme that they would be withdrawing from RAF Mildenhall , and activities at RAF Alconbury and RAF Molesworth would be moved to RAF ...