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12/05/10

Macdill KC-135 was on the approach as I arrived in the car park which I thought meant a missed photo opportunity fortunately due to the F-15 detachment the aircraft backtracked all the way down runway 11 to park on HS33 so another tanker made.

Then to almost everyone's surprise even more F-15C's called up on approach for a fullstop. 9 F-15C's and 2 F-15D's all in all arrived in quick succession. The D's interestingly where carrying an extra centre line fuel tank.

During this activity Ohio KC-135 calling Cacti11 took off to join up with the OH F-16's returning stateside. Another Macdill KC-135 also took off but no photo taken.

The arrival of McConnel KC-135 was the last airborne activity seen until leaving Mildenhall so all the images below where taken within the first hour of arriving !!.

A somewhat welcome static aircraft was the EP-3 which was rumoured to be departing today but alas didn't so a poor quality through the fence shot was all that I obtained. Once again due to the F-15's hogging the tower side of the airfield we were treated to the EP-3 being parked on the closer HS of the 95th RS.

A good first hour followed by 4 hours of nothing !!

84-0015/LN F-15C	86-0160/LN F-15C	86-0160/LN F-15C	86-0176/LN F-15C

86-0176/LN F-15C	86-0176/LN F-15C	86-0176/LN F-15C	86-0165/LN F-15C

86-0165/LN F-15C	86-0019/LN F-15C	86-0019/LN F-15C	86-0163/LN F-15C

84-0044/LN F-15D	86-0174/LN F-15C	84-0027/LN/493FS	86-0159/LN F-15C