US Air Force destroys RAF Eagle fighter jet at Lakenheath air base

US Air Force destroys RAF Eagle fighter jet at Lakenheath air base

Jet was taken out of service in a controlled destruction process after being demilitarised

US Air Force Decommissions F-15B at RAF Lakenheath

London, August 12 - In a recent development at RAF Lakenheath, a key U.S. Air Force base in England, a McDonnell Douglas F-15B Eagle fighter jet was decommissioned and destroyed as part of routine fleet management procedures. This event, which took place at the Suffolk-based airbase, home to the 48th Fighter Wing, marked the end of the aircraft’s long service life. The F-15B, a two-seat variant of the iconic F-15 Eagle family, had been serving i…