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The origins of the United States Air Force in the UK can be traced to a series of agreements made between 27 January and 27 March 1941 which provided for American naval, ground and air support for campaigns against Nazi Germany. As a result, a special U.S. Army Observer Group was activated in London on 19 May 1941.
Between 1948 and 1992, personnel and aircraft of the United States Air Force (USAF) Strategic Air Command (SAC) were routinely deployed to bases in England. An informal agreement to base SAC bombers in the UK was reached between US General Carl Spaatz, and Marshal of the Royal Air Force (RAF) Lord Tedder, in July 1946.
US Air Force: Controlled by: US Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa previously RAF Bomber Command [1] * No. 2 Group RAF * No. 3 Group RAF: Condition: Operational: Site history; Built: 1937 () /38: In use: May 1938–1942 (Royal Air Force) 1942–1945 (US Army Air Forces) 1951 – present (US Air Force) Battles/wars: European theatre of ...
Between 20 and 26 November 2024, [1] a series of unauthorized drone activities was reported over and near four US Air Force bases in the United Kingdom: RAF Lakenheath, RAF Mildenhall, RAF Feltwell, and RAF Fairford. [2] [3] These installations, located in Suffolk, Norfolk, and Gloucestershire, are critical to US military operations in Europe. [4]
Pages in category "Installations of the United States Air Force in the United Kingdom" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
US Air Force: Controlled by: US Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) Condition: Operational: Website: www.mildenhall.af.mil: Site history; Built: 1934 () In use: 1934 – 1950 (Royal Air Force) 1950 – 1959 (Joint RAF/USAF) 1959 – present (US Air Force) Garrison information; Garrison: 100th Air Refueling Wing; 352d ...
In 1965, RAF Fairford was the first home base of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team The Red Arrows. [13] In 1950, as a result of the beginning of the Cold War, the airfield was transferred to the United States Air Force for strategic bomber operations. A 10,000-foot (3,000 m) runway was constructed for long-range bomber operations.
Royal Air Force Feltwell or more simply RAF Feltwell is a Royal Air Force station in Norfolk, East Anglia that is used by the United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa. The station is located about 10 miles west of Thetford , and is in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk at approximate Ordnance Survey grid reference TL ...