RAF Mildenhall 14th March 2022

 My first away trip of the year was a two day affair to spend a day each at Mildenhall and Lakenheath, with the 'Hall getting my attention on the Monday. 

It had been a slow drive to Suffolk, with tailbacks on the M25, and I arrived in Folly Lane with just enough time to get a shot of the RC-135 JAKE12 departing for Eastern Europe:

It was a busy day, with plenty of Hercules action as well: 

The based KC-135Rs were also kept busy:

And one of the KC-10s left for a re-fuelling mission over Romania:

When the airfield got quiet at lunchtime, an RAF C-17 arrived for a few circuits: 

I spent 10 hours at the airfield before setting off for my hotel, and it was a very worthwhile day, with the airfield being much busier than I have seen it for many years, no doubt as a consequence of the Ukrainian situation. The only regret was that the KC-46 cancelled its trip back home, but this was offset by the C-5 going tech the previous day.

58-0018 Boeing KC-135R                                 United States Air Force
58-0125 Boeing KC-135T                                 United States Air Force
59-1475 Boeing KC-135R                                 United States Air Force
60-0335 Boeing KC-135T                                 United States Air Force
61-0315 Boeing KC-135R                                 United States Air Force
61-2667 Boeing WC-135W                                 United States Air Force
62-4130 Boeing RC-135W                                 United States Air Force
63-7992 Boeing KC-135R                                 United States Air Force
63-8008 Boeing KC-135R                                 United States Air Force
64-14832 Boeing KC-135R                                 United States Air Force
64-14849 Boeing RC-135U                                 United States Air Force
79-1712 McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender United States Air Force
83-0075 McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender United States Air Force
85-0032 McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender United States Air Force
87-0045 Lockheed C-5M Galaxy                         United States Air Force

08-0049 Bell/Boeing CV-22B Osprey                 United States Air Force

08-6205 Lockheed Martin MC-130J Hercules United States Air Force

09-6207 Lockheed Martin MC-130J Hercules United States Air Force

10-0052 Bell/Boeing CV-22B Osprey                 United States Air Force

11-0060 Bell/Boeing CV-22B Osprey                 United States Air Force

12-5759 Lockheed Martin MC-130J Hercules United States Air Force

14-5805 Lockheed Martin MC-130J Hercules United States Air Force

16-46023 Boeing KC-46A Pegasus                 United States Air Force

ZZ172 Boeing C-17A Globemaster III         Royal Air Force