Some rare visitors at RAF Lakenheath

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Some rare visitors at RAF Lakenheath

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3 x MC-12W from Beale AFB arrived today, using the callsign Crow 01-03.

Pics here;

http://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/v ... 16&t=68781

http://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/v ... 16&t=68791
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Nice, repaints anyone? Hopefully I'll get my pic taken next summer on the way over.
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Far away from home, why in UK ?
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Stopover either going to or coming from the U.S.
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I think "go to".

One of the aircraft was displaying mission marks.
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Exactly, all the airframes making the "pond jump" to go to the fight will overnight at other places besides Heath most of the time.
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