USAF F-16 Vipers through the Mach Loop – July 2018

The 510th Fighter Squadron “Buzzards” were on deployment to RAF Lakenheath back in the summer of 2018 from Aviano Air Base. Whilst on TDY they paid a visit to low fly area 7 (LFA7) also know as the Mach Loop in North Wales.

The 510th fly the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon. Interestingly, back in 1980s, the 510th used to fly the A-10 Thunderbolt II and were based at RAF Bentwaters in Suffolk which I remember well as a kid. It’s good to see the 510th back in UK skies 🙂

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Low level USAF F-16 Fighting Falcons – Mach Loop July 2018

The 510th Fighter Squadron “Buzzards” were on deployment to RAF Lakenheath back in the summer of 2018 from Aviano Air Base. Whilst on TDY they paid a visit to low fly area 7 (LFA7) also know as the Mach Loop in North Wales.

`The 510th fly the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon. Interestingly, back in 1980s, the 510th used to fly the A-10 Thunderbolt II and were based at RAF Bentwaters in Suffolk which I remember well as a kid. It’s good to see the 510th back in UK skies 🙂

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USAF fast jet arrivals – RIAT 2017 day 1

The second video from the Royal International Air Tattoo 2017 and the arrivals of the USAF and a single Thunderbird 13th July 2017 in order of appearance:

F-16Cs from Spangdahlem Air Base
x2 F-15Cs and an F-15E from RAF Lakenheath
F-16D ‘Thunderbird 7’ from the USAF Thunderbirds

For more information on the 2017 show – https://www.airtattoo.com/airshow/visiting/lookingback/looking-back-at-2017/confirmed-aircraft-2017

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