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Lakenheath is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. It has a population of 4,691 according to the 2011 Census, and is situated close to the county boundaries of both Norfolk and Cambridgeshire , and at the meeting point of The Fens and the Breckland natural environments.
Some names were carried over directly and are found throughout the country (such as Manchester, Birmingham and Rochester). Others carry the prefix "New"; for example, the largest city in the US, New York , was named after York because King Charles II gave the land to his brother, James, the Duke of York (later James II ).
Royal Air Force Lakenheath or RAF Lakenheath (IATA: LKZ, ICAO: EGUL) is a Royal Air Force station near the village of Lakenheath in Suffolk, England, UK, 4.7 miles (7.6 km) north-east of Mildenhall and 8.3 miles (13.4 km) west of Thetford. The installation's perimeter borders Brandon.
As a result of FRELOC, USAFE's presence in England grew considerably. Three fighter wings, the 20th TFW at RAF Wethersfield, the 48th TFW at RAF Lakenheath and the 81st TFW at RAF Bentwaters came under 3d Air Force. Between these three wings were about 225 aircraft, mainly F-100 Super Sabre and F-4 Phantom IIs.
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England: Oxfordshire: The RAF's largest station, home to the strategic and tactical air-transport and air-to-air refuelling fleets (Boeing C-17A Globemaster, Airbus Voyager KC2/KC3, and the Airbus A400M Atlas, and latterly Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules C4/5 until their retirement in 2023). [6] RAF Coningsby: England: Lincolnshire
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Pages in category "People from Lakenheath" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Merika Coleman;