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    An aerial formation photograph showing a Royal Air Force Airbus A330 Voyager tanker aircraft conducting an air-to-air refueling operation with at least one F-35 Lightning II via a refueling hose/drogue. A USAF F-15E Strike Eagle bearing tail code 'LN' (48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath) and serial '311' flies in close formation above the tanker. Additional aircraft are visible in the background to the right.

    RAF LAKENHEATH, SUFFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM

    11.27.2018

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Echols 

    48th Fighter Wing

    A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, a Royal Air Force Voyager from RAF Brize Norton, a RAF F-35B Lightning II from RAF Marham and a French Air Force Rafale from Mont de Marsan, France, fly in formation during Point Blank 18-3, Nov. 27, 2018. This Point Blank exercise represents an opportunity to enhance interoperability between NATO allies with an emphasis on fourth and fifth-generation fighter aircraft integration. (U.S. Air Force Courtesy Photo from 494th Fighter Squadron)

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    Date Taken: 11.27.2018
    Date Posted: 11.27.2018 13:24
    Photo ID: 4930466
    VIRIN: 181127-F-ZZ999-0040
    Resolution: 3000x1800
    Size: 1.07 MB
    Location: RAF LAKENHEATH, SUFFOLK, GB
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