LIGHTNING DEBUT

US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles from the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath trained with British F-35B and Typhoon fighters, as well as French Rafales, during Exercise ‘Point Blank’ in November.

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A three-ship formation of Armee de l’Air Rafale C, RAF No 617 Squadron F-35B Lightning and US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle — this is the 48th FW commander’s jet.
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APAIR OF F-35B Lightnings from the Royal Air Force’s No 617 Squadron ‘Dambusters’ at RAF Marham in Norfolk were the stars of the recent Exercise ‘Point Blank 18-3’. Hosted by the US Air Forces in Europe’s (USAFE’s) 48th Fighter Wing, the exercise series is hardly a household name, but it’s going from strength to strength.

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