RAF Mildenhall
RAF Mildenhall was first established as a military airfield on October 16, 1934, and served as an RAF bomber station during World War Two. The Suffolk air base has been used by the US Air Force for decades and is home to the 100th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), 352nd Special Operations Wing (SOW) and 95th Reconnaissance Squadron (RS).
US Army Night Stalkers over London
The two US Army MH-47G Chinooks from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) ‘Night Stalkers’, which had arrived at RAF Mildenhall onboard USAF C-17s, transited over London yesterday (September 9, 2024).
SR-71 Blackbirds in Britain
Bob Archer celebrates the 50th anniversary of the mysterious black SR-71 arriving in the UK
Mildenhall KC-135 named ‘High Life’ after B-17
Eighty-one years to the day that Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress ‘High Life’ flew its last mission, a ceremony was held recently at RAF Mildenhall to unveil artwork on a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker based on that worn by the World War Two bomber
How the SR-71 Blackbird came to be based in Britain
It is now half a century since the first visit by a Lockheed SR-71 to UK shores, and the start of a link between Britain and ‘Blackbird’ that came almost to define the height of the Anglo-American bond. But the road to US Air Force SR-71 operations from Mildenhall was not always a smooth one
New RAF Sculthorpe Heritage Centre opens
On May 5 the new RAF Sculthorpe Heritage Centre held its opening ceremony in an event attended by around 1,000 people including members of the USAF’s 95th Reconnaissance Squadron.
First visit of a KC-135 to the Mach Loop
A US Air Force 100th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker undertook a low-level training sortie yesterday evening (May 9, 2024), which for the first time included the Mach Loop in Wales.
EXCLUSIVE: USAF’s 100th ARW KC-135 low-level flying training plans revealed
The KC-135 Stratotankers of US Air Force’s 100th Air Refueling Wing (100th ARW) at RAF Mildenhall are to regularly conduct low-level flying training.
Penultimate batch of F-15QA Ababil fighters head to Qatar
The penultimate batch of F-15QA Ababil multi-role fighters for the Qatar Emiri Air Force arrived at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk, UK, on July 31 for a three-day stopover at the British base while on their delivery flight to Qatar
What it’s like to fly aboard a USAF KC-135R during an air-to-air refuelling mission
AirForces Monthly was invited by the USAF 100th Air Refueling Wing to join them on a mission over the North Sea from their base at RAF Mildenhall. Photographer Tom Williams went along for the ride
How the 95th RS conducts RC-135 ops from RAF Mildenhall
As the USAF’s 95th Reconnaissance Squadron celebrates 105 years since its formation, Luca Chadwick looks at its operations out of RAF Mildenhall in the UK