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My dad was stationed at Lakenheath back in the 1950s. He passed away in 2021, but would have been very proud watching this. Thanks for posting!

Nice work, Ted! I flew F-111Fs out of Lakenheath from '89 through '92. Wonderful place. So cool to see these magic jets taking off from the same runway.

We just received our 1st F-35 B's aboard MCAS Cherry Point,NC, a few days ago. Looking at 6 squadrons with 10 planes and potentially more. My father was a Sergeant Major of the 2nd Marine Air Wing back in the day which they will be apart of. These will be replacing the Harrier and Hornet variants. Proud to be an American who loves the Sound Of Freedom

That bit of grass behind the viewing area is where I took my first ever steps 55 years ago.

From 05:40 to 10:40, they got twelve planes in the air. That's pretty impressive to see in a five minute period and they're not even rushing the take-offs. Would be interesting to see them do an emergency scramble.

Awesome. And that's just the tip of what we have in this country, either our own or with the allies.

I was an Intelligence Officer stationed at RAF Fairford during Desert Storm in 1991. We were a Provisional Heavy Bombardment Wing flying B-52G's and KC-135's. Always an impressive sight when we launched 4 and 6 cell B-52's strikes fully loaded with munitions and the supporting KC-135's on missions over Iraq. The B-52's would line up for the "elephant walk" down the taxi way and take off in close order. One day the Security Police came to me to report that a group of about a dozen older British gentlemen would gather just outside the perimeter fence to watch every takeoff. So I went out to ask what they were doing there. They were very polite and explained that they enjoyed watching the aircraft launch and that they recorded the aircraft tail numbers to document where the aircraft were based and where each plane had been deployed over many years. Aviation buffs are an interesting lot!

That was FANTASTIC! The sound alone was mesmerizing. Excellent pro camera work. Very well done. Thank you!

I was stationed at RAF Lakenheath in the mid 80s when they were flying F111s. They always took off using after burner. Really neat to see at night. At the end of the exercises we held at least every other month they'd do a "baby elephant walk" launching everything that would fly. Amazing to watch and noisy!!

Fantastic video! As a child in the '70's and '80's used to holiday on my late Grandfather's farm near to the twin bases of Bentwaters & Woodbridge. Many a day while walking in the fields, or by the Deben estuary, used to see the F4s (think they were the 'D' variant) and then the A-10s. I will never forget when the F4s went vertical into a climb, the roar was something else, especially if the wind was with you, and at times you felt it reverberate in your body if they were that close. Even now, 50 odd years later something I will never forget and feel very privileged to have seen.

This was pretty spectacular. What a line up! Wouldn't it be great if the buses lined up like this every morning!? Many thnx USAF aircrews & Ted, fab stuff indeed.

What an ausome day at the ‘Heat!!! What an amazing sight to see all those launches! You bunch of lucky dogs!

Very nice! I used to build the center fusalage for those in Palmdale, CA. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside to see them fly.

What you’d call being in the right place at the right time to witness such a collosal amount of fire power departing

last month I got to watch a couple of A-10 Warthogs doing live fire practice. Hearing that hum and seeing the smoke come out of the gun barrels along with feeling the percussion is something else.

A sky full of lightning! What a sight and with thunder to match 😮

I've been getting more and more into military aviation over the last two years, and I reckon this is the best channel I've found yet. Thank you Ted. Marham is the closest active base to me, next being Lakenheath and then Mildenhall. Your videos never disappoint and always leave me with goosebumps. Can't wait to visit Lakenheath in the summer!

Holy sh........ Incredible. Amazing. My face is aching just from smiling so much seeing it on YT. I can't imagine what it must be like to actually be there

Was a USAF Crew Chief on F-111D’s and my first “Elephant Walk” was at dusk in New Mexico! Awesome sight! Thx for the Vid!

I kinda look at these pilots and a full squadron like this lining up and taking off like this as star wars and these pilots in Control of their starships…what a machine…this was one of the most awesome aviation videos I have seen.

Absolutely amazing!! The experience of being at LN to see these brutal beasts take off is incredible. Great footage Nikos 👌🏻

When I was 13, I worked on a summer program at a small kitchen out there, literally in the middle of the flightline. I used to ride my bike to work, along The main runway watching the F-15 Strike Eagles Land and takeoff. When we first got there, they still had F 111’s.

I was stationed there in the 48th Fighter Wing back in 1972-1974 we had the F4's would have LOVED playing with these:)

It looks like the USAF is finally getting up to speed. This was a common thing with F-16's on a daily basis when I was in during the 90s. Our squadron alone would typically fly a 12 turn 12 turn 8 turn 8 on good days. Then you include the other 3 squadrons of 16's and one on EF-111's and it makes for busy days.

Ahhh the sounds of FREEDOM!

Awesome! I was stationed there from 1978 to 1982. The sound of those fighter jets was the sound of freedom!!

God bless America!

Wow! That was amazing. You can actually feel the power of that Pratt & Whitney F135 vibrating the chest, even through a video. What a machine!

I worked on the base a couple of years ago, got close up to these planes when they taxed and took off, the feeling was unberlievable, all your hair on your arms stood up

That was a real treat. Thanks for the enthusiastic commentary, and knowing when to let us just watch.

I build these freedom birds at Lockheed and it’s the greatest thing I’ve ever done, proud to see em fly every day

What a freakin' capture!!! That was amazing!!😍

Very well executed and very well recorded, thank you 'Ted'!

My dad used to take me to one end of the runway at Kelly AFB…in San Antonio to watch the F-4’s take off..this reminded me of those days.

I live about 1 mile from the runway at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona, Luke is a training base for F-35 pilots. We have an airshow everyday!

Impressive display of quick reaction takeoffs, (but I am guessing they were being careful, and could do it faster). That was just a bit less than 1 Billion bucks worth of the most powerful weapons on the planet, taking flight. Godspeed to the crews, both in the air and on the ground!

You know, in almost every country the people are proud of their country, their traditions, their culture, and their heritage. I'm no different. As an American, I'm proud of my country even with all of the problems we seem to have today. My dad flew B-17's our of Knettishall, England during WW II and was shot down over Germany on July 26, 1943. I became a POW and survived the War. He stayed in the Air Force and became a B-47 and B-52 pilot and operations officer until his sudden death on active duty in 1971, at the age of 51. One of my uncles was an Air Force fighter pilot during the Korean War and was a double ACE flying the F-86. He also flew over 90 missions into North Vietnam during the Vietnam War as an Air force Colonel. He retired as a Major General. Another of my uncles was a Captain in the Army Green Berets in the Vietnam War and was severely wounded. He's in his 80's and still walks with a limp. Another of my uncles was an Air Force interceptor pilot flying the F-106 during the Cold War and retired as a Lt Col. My brother was a Marine infantry office and served 2 plus years in the Vietnam War until he was severely wounded and spent over a year in a hospital. He retired from the Marine Corps as a Colonel after 30 years of service. I served 21 years in the Marine Corps as an infantry officer with 3 years in combat. My first full time job our of college was as a Marine platoon commander in the Vietnam War 1968-69. Hard year. I lost too many good Marines killed and wounded, but I somehow managed to return to the States OK. I spent 2 more years in combat supporting host nation counter-insurgency operations during a major civil war in Central America. Not as dangerous as Vietnam, but very dangerous. My final tour of duty was with the US Special Operations Command and I retired from the Marines in 1989. But perhaps the most interesting member of my family was my grandfather. He was an Army surgeon in the early 1900's in Panama and my mother was born in Panama in 1919. He participated in the campaign against the Mexican bandit in the 1920's on the US / Mexican border. He was General MacArthur's senior medical advisor in the Philippines when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He ended up being the senior medical advisor to General Eisenhower during WW II. General Eisenhower tasked him to investigate the famous incident when General Patton slapped a patient at an Army field hospital in Italy for being a coward, which caused Patton to publicly apologize to all of his command. And he was tasked to investigate the little known but potentially public relations disaster at the "incident" in the port of Bari, Italy. He retired as a Brigadier General. The greatest honor in my 77 years has been to lead Marines both in peace and in combat. Except for family, nothing compares to those 21 years. Now at 77 I am privileged to see my country to produce the strongest and most advanced armed forces in the world. The F-117 "bomber" because it was not a fighter, first flew in 1981 before the world knew what stealth aircraft were. The B-2 stealth bomber has been flying since 1987. The F-22 has been flying since 1991. The F-35 has been flying since 2006 and is now either operational or on order with 17 countries besides the US. There are now over 800 F-35's operational around the world with over 600 in the US and production is still continuing. Now the US has prototype 6th generation fighters and bombers flying that will be in production within the next few years. When I was a Marine platoon commander in Vietnam 1968-69, the equipment we had was mostly from WW II and the Korean War. The only means I had to navigate and call in artillery and close air support was a standard issue compass and old French maps that were out of date. My mind can't comprehend the lives that could have been saved in Vietnam if we had had the technology that our military has today; it is just mind boggling the technology advancements than have been made since 1968. And BTW, the video of the F-35's makes want to go back in time and serve my country again.

My disabled son was invited to RAF Brize Norton with a group of disabled youngsters . When we arrived everthing around us went with Miliarary precision. The welcome, the food, the care anf the love. Time to go on a flight they announced . Really. We boarded an aging Tristar Fuel Tanker. We were joined by two squandrons on Tornados. Down the runway we went then high over England and out to the North Sea. The Tornado pilots teased us, one minute they were on our port side, the next on our starboard side waving at us. We watched as the other Tristar refuelled a Tornado. Then they explained it was our turn to refuel another Tornado behind us. We saw North Sea oil rigs below us as we tuened back close to the Norwegian coast back to England. I joined the Pilot and navigator in the flightdeck. They had their route planned on a big paper chart. It was just incredible to see these guys at work. It was a training day for the RAF and they wanted to share it with less fortunate families. Back on the ground the young Tornado pIlots joited us, walking from their jets with all their combat gear on and facemasks and helmetts. If the girls present were quivering at the kness i dont blame them! The Commander of the base gave a speech. He thanked US for comng ! For supporting their day. A memory i will cherish for a lifetime. Since that time we have witnessed wars in various parts of the world. I would suggest to any 'leader' contemplating taking on The RAF, go take a training mission. You will soon change your mind.....❤

I was hoping with them 6 abreast they were gonna take off together in formation. Now that would be a sight worth seeing :)

LOOKS AT THIS! Absolutely Fantastic video!

I was stationed at Lakenheath ‘69 to ‘71. At that time we had 3 Squadrons of the F-100’s. Had TDY assignments to Spain, Italy and Norway. Have lots of good memories of my time there.

Thank you for being there on this day and videoing this for us all to see! Real good show of force and power from the usaf here! Wish I was there for this! Bet Ted loved it haha!

Incredible images!Thanks for them.

As I said to the boss...I was surprised at the amount of power that this aircraft can generate. Very impressive.

Now that's an awesome alarm clock

This fella’s enthusiasm is quite catching!! LOVE it!

What an impressive scramble! Sick, very sick!

That’s awesome footage great angle you were in thanks for sharing 👍👍👍😎

That was a great way to start my morning.Thank you Ted!

Those turn and burns are beautiful! I bet the pilots loved it!

F-4's were flown from Lakenheath in the late '70's. When the F-4's took off heading west, everyone in high school stopped talking until the planes passed. If the whole squadron was flying, that could take several minutes. F-4's are really loud.

What a treat, thank you for uploading! First Class footage that!

This is a beautiful thing! Born on Burtonwood AFB 1953. I love America.

Impressive but I'm old enough to remember seeing mass take offs of F-100 Super Sabres at Lakenheath.

Omg. That was just awesome. I can’t imagine actually being there to see and hear this. Did you know of this in advance Ted? I plan on going to Lakenheath in a few weeks so will check when your there nearer the time .👍

Awesome video Ted! Such a beautiful sight!

I loved at the beginning when they were staging, the first bunch, how the tops of their tail wings looked like a perfect line. Beautiful birds.

Was lucky enough to be there on 25-05-23 and saw 12 of them all take off and go almost vertical.....and they were taking off the other way so they went vertical right in front of the viewing area! The only downside was low cloud so they disappeared fairly quickly.

going to Lakenheath friday, cant wait

A beautiful thing to watch. Thank you.

That was absolutely amazing thank you 🙏

Your now one of my favorite plane spotters. I love your comments and interaction in the videos. Great footage. Are the F35s extremely loud?

A veritable swarm!

Awesome! I'd love to be in the cockpit of one those lining up. Thanks for posting!

Thank you for your service

The beautiful sound of FREEDOM!!!! God bless the USA

I really thought they were going to parallel take off simultaneously when they lined up on the runway like that, practising something we've never seen before. But they did it one at a time, queuing up like old school. When they get a.i. controlled take offs and landings we might actually see multi synchronised take offs.

Thats something you don' see everyday nice one.....

Absolutely incredible !!!! The noise is amazing.

around 500 feet for a take off, impressive as hell.

I was stationed at Lakenheath from 1982 thru 1986, I like the F-35. but I have to say the F-111F was a much more impressive sight on mass launch.

Two or three weeks ago I witnessed a couple of F35s taking off from RNAS Yeovilton. I was maybe a couple of miles away and the noise was incredible. Brilliant as this vid is it just can't do justice to the thunderous roar these create in real life. Bloody awe inspiring. Thanks for this Ted. I can't help but speculate about the combat power those aircraft must be able to generate.

The 12 F35's taking off the other day was one of the best things you've put on KZfaq. 👍 👍

Nothing beats a Mass Takeoff in 4K... Nothing!

This was absolutely awesome ! Thank you for sharing !

We had an airshow years ago and a B52 did a fly by and it was unbelievable. You seen it coming but heard NOTHING until it was past. The ground shook and then it was just gone from the sky. I still get chills remembering it thinking could you imagine that beast coming after you? I swear it could level a building just by flying low and fast.

Very few sights could be more impressive than this. - 12 F-22s - a flight of any of the USAF’s strategic bombers Comes to mind…

f35 elephants walk as they call it

Brilliant - my goosebumps have got goosebumps!

Absolutely brilliant! Thanks for the video.

Amazing how each pilot has a slightly different style of taking off. The speed at which the after burners cut in, runway length used, aggression of movement and hold duration of the elevators during the initial pitch up, all demonstrate that these are individuals flying these highly automated aircraft, not computers.

I hope these boys can defend us from the World Economic Forum & their New World Order

Loved my time at Lakenheath. Back in the days of the F4 and F111

Nice one! I can still remember when RAF Lakenheath had F-111s!

Been at Eglin AFB while F35's are taking off. They are loud! Never gets old.

Awesome. Thank you so much for sharing.❤❤❤

Scottish Yank from Texas, proud to help build these, proud to help protect our allies.

I was watching a relatives flight on flight radar app when these went up and genuinely went straight to a news channel thinking we were at war. Awesome

Never gets old.

That was spectacular - - - - just spectacular!!!!!

I’m from Cambridge and often worked on here and mildenhall and many more RAF bases always a great experience plumbing on those properties

thanks Ted, yet another outstanding video,

I graduated From RAF Lakenheath c/o 2000...I remember Vividly The 15s Now they Have Both?!!! Okaaaay!!!Heath!!!

what an aircraft, and what a treat to find this video.....awesome.

I can't help missing the F111 from Lakenheath but this is indeed impressive. Another aviation photog "over there" refers to the F35 as "Dustbin Dave" which I find hilarious! Thanks TC for the great videos as usual, best from Charleston SC

What an absolute beast of an aircraft.

One of the most remarkable videos I have ever seen. My gawd if that doesn't set your heart pumping out of your chest!

Thanks!

Definitely intrigued by this as a canadian awaiting these to join our armed forces 🛩🇨🇦