The F-111 also became the first aircraft to ... Notably, the F-111s which participated made history when they took off from Royal Air Force Lakenheath and Royal Air Force Upper Heyford in the ...

Because France and Spain would not grant the United States overfly rights, the 1986 F-111 raid on Libya ... Dynamics F-111F Aardvarks out of Royal Air Force Lakenheath in Britain.

Last year it emerged RAF Lakenheath was preparing facilities to house and guard nuclear bombs, 15 years after they were removed from the site. The F-35A Lightning II squadron at the base is now ...