Captain Doug Bartels, USAF, (left), pilot, and Captain Mark Ciero, USAF, (right), Weapons System Operator, 494th Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, UK, strap into an F-15E Strike Eagle prior to "Night Flight". The crewchief will double-check all straps before the canopy closes. Due to the extended periods of darkness during the winter months, the base shifted to night operations as of September 10th and will continue through March. F-15E Strike Eagles launch from RAF Lakenheath in the early evening and generally return around 1130PM (2330)
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Raf Lakenheath
State: East Anglia
Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)
Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
Scene Camera Operator: SRA James L. Harper Jr., USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
24/09/2001
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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