LIVE SPECIAL SHOW TED’S QUICK CLIMB FRIDAY USAF F-15 & F-35 UNRESTICTED CLIMBS

The Ted Coningsby crew hope to bring you a breathtaking Quick Climb Friday at RAF Lakenheath. Let’s see how many pilots request the unrestricted climb or the quick climb, hold on to your berets! Or will there be just ’Local Climb’ outs? Or will there be no flying at all with the weather being emotional? Let’s find out. Which is your favourite at RAF LAKENHEATH, the F-15E or the F-35A? The F-35s at Lakenheath are the A variant and they have some very unique characteristics of the three main variants. They have a ’Vulcan-like’ howl and although they cannot hover, they are the variant of the ABC that can pull 9Gs. They are incredible to watch and hear. RAF Lakenheath is the home of the 48th Fighter Wing. Armed with four fighter squadrons which include the 492nd FS, 493rd FS, 494th FS and the newly reactivated ’Valkyries’, the 495th Fighter Squadron. Although the base carries the name of RAF, it is in fact a UNITED STATES AIR FORCE. Historically, the 4
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