LN F35 due date

[Jeff]

From scramble

First F-35 arrival at Lakenheath

Earlier Scramble Magazine wrote about Lakenheath's first F-35As arriving, setting multiple milestones.

Scramble can now confirm that the first F-35 arrival at RAF Lakenheath (UK) will be on 15 December 2021. It is expected that on this day three or four Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning IIs, destined for the 495th Fighter Squadron, will be flying from the Continental United States (CONUS) towards Lakenheath.

[Jeff]

And from AV week

The UK has adapted the North Sea airspace to better suit the needs of the F-35 community, providing it large tracts of airspace, but this will have to be shared by the rapidly growing UK-based F-35 community, which is expected to grow to around 100 F-35s by the middle of the decade. Current plans call for basing 54 F-35s at Lakenheath split between two squadrons, the 495th and the 493rd, which currently fly McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagles. Also at Marham are 23 British F-35s; another 25 are on order, and more are likely to follow. McLaughlin sees opportunities to work with the Norwegian, Dutch and Italian F-35 communities, too.

[rh226]

Current rumour is that they may well be delayed into the New Year.

We shall see.

[Jeff]

Live stream of the arrivals