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US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle fighters flown by the 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, England (ENG), fly over in the Missing Man formation during the Memorial Day ceremony held at the Madingley American Cemetery near the city of Cambridge, England (ENG)

A F-15C Eagle from the 493rd Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath, United Kingdom, and a R.A.F. Spitfire from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, R.A.F. Coningsby do a fly-by over the Battle of Britain ceremony at the Battle of Britain Memorial Park, R.A.F. Lakenheath. This is the 29th annual and final gathering of pilots who took part in the aerial battle with the Germans

A lone US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle fighter flown by the 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, England (ENG), flies over as the Missing Man during the Memorial Day ceremony held at the Madingley American Cemetery near the city of Cambridge, England (ENG)

US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle fighters flown by the 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, England (ENG), fly over in formation during the Memorial Day ceremony held at the Madingley American Cemetery near the city of Cambridge, England (ENG)

One of the four US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagles, 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK) begins to break away for the Missing Man formation flyover Utah Beach. The formation is part of the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day Allied invasion of Europe in WW II (WWII) at the landing site memorial near St Marie du Mont, France (FRA)

One of the four US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagles, 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK) begins to break away for the Missing Man formation flyover Utah Beach. The formation is part of the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day Allied invasion of Europe in WW II (WWII) at the landing site memorial near St Marie du Mont, France (FRA)

Members of the 493rd Fighter Squadron (FS) and the 48th Operations Group (OG), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, bow their heads in prayer during a ceremony held at the Wings of Liberty Park. The ceremony is held to honor and remember Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Kenneth "Buster" Hyvonen and Captain (CAPT) Kirk "Jammer" Jones, whose F-15Cs crashed in the Scottish Highlands a year ago

A flight of four F-15E and F-15C Eagles, assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing also known officially as the Liberty Wing, fly over the English Channel during a training mission. In the past few years, the base fighters have supported coalition forces in Operations Deliberate Force, Deny Flight, Provide Comfort and Joint Endeavor. Exact Date Shot Unknown .Published in AIRMAN Magazine March 1997

US Air Force (USAF) ground crew personnel assigned to the 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW) recover a USAF F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft, on the flight line at Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK). The new Strike Eagle aircraft was flown from the manufacture by 494th FS pilots and will be assigned to the unit

Members from the 494th Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, perform a flyby in a "Missing-Man" formation during the Madingley Memorial Day Commemorative Service. The flyby is flown with four F-15 Eagle aircraft's. The one aircraft leaving the formation symbolizes comrades who did not return from battle. The ceremony was held at Cambridge American Military Cemetery, Coton, Cambridge, United Kingdom

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Base: Raf Lakenheath

State: East Anglia

Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Scene Camera Operator: A1C Joanna E. Reihle, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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