SEND IT! F-35A MASS TAKE OFF RAF LAKENHEATH USAFE • 48TH FIGHTER WING 493D & 495TH FIGHTER SQUADRON

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Twelve F-35A Lightning II comprising of the 493d Fighter Squadron (Grim Reapers) and the 495th Fighter Squadron (Valkyries) at RAF Lakenheath "launch" one after the other in a mass takeoff. The TCS have never seen 12 F-35As takeoff like this before!
493rd are the legendary GRIM REAPERS. They were briefly deactivated with their F-15C and F-15D in April 2022 but have been re-equipped with the F35A.
The 495th Fighter Squadron who became the first overseas USAF to operate the F-35A...ooh yeah! They were reactivated after 30 years on the 1st October 2021
Which is your favourite at RAF LAKENHEATH, the F-15E or the F-35A?
The F-35s at Lakenheath are the A variant and they have some very unique characteristics of the three main variants. They have a 'Vulcan-like' howl and although they cannot hover, they are the variant of the ABC that can pull +9Gs. They are incredible to watch and hear.
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@Blox363 Год назад

Please help Ted Coningsby & the RAF Typhoon Display Team charity fundraiser: www.justgiving.com/page/brighty-ted-typhoon-flight Thank you all who have donated already!

@RobertJones-ux6nc Год назад

Love atching the Tiffies!

@kendallpeters6451 Год назад

When we did this in 1981 with F-111s , it was called a elephant walk. A really awesome thing to see.

@PineMartinAmerican 11 месяцев назад

My dad was there too, and about the same time.

@jayjablunov4697 Год назад

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!

@johnhutchinson5398 Год назад

Some of my kin was stationed there also back around the fifties and sixties.

@ChrisSprenger. Год назад

Thank you for your dads service. And i send my condolences

@georgealarcon7533 Год назад

I was stationed there in the late seventies early eighties. At the time we were flying F-111s and FB-111s. Love those days.

@TedConingsby 11 месяцев назад

Thank you so much Jay for sharing this. Respect and honour to your Dad for serving. May he rest in peace … blue skies 🤙🏼

@ChrisSprenger. 11 месяцев назад

@@TedConingsby amen to that

@biggstavros5876 25 дней назад

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

@bpo6955 Год назад

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.

@davelane9366 Год назад

What an awesome plane that you flew.

@teedepefanio4974 Год назад

F-111... wow... thats one sic bird... Craziest air-to-ground support that i have ever seen in my life. Was like getting help from a dragon that flew so fast that ya didnt even see it... Thanks to you and yours, sir.. ... from me and mine... 🍻 ~POG

@kevintmerk Год назад

I was there at the same time. Hydraulic mechanic. What squad where you in ?

@donnieweston3249 Год назад

I was stationed there from 88 to 91 then at Mildenhall until 01 would love to see this live now

@TedConingsby Год назад

Oiii oiii 🤙🏼🇺🇸 oh wow thank you for serving sir 🫡 Thank you for your comment

@rockerfella8122 Год назад

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

@brnhnd07 Год назад

God bless America

@Skjerstad1812 Год назад

Loves the sound of freedom??, then why is the USA operating a protection racket around the world? Why is it starting wars everywhere it goes? Why ???, money for your big boys.? Freedom, you don't know the meaning of freedom.

@CharlieTheNerd91 Год назад

@@brnhnd07 LOL, hell no..

@fittekowner Год назад

Semper Fi Marine your father I m sure is proud of you where ever he is.

@huntingwithdacup4554 Год назад

lol I remember the harriers that would just hover over my hanger there.

@JonathanJONeill Год назад

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.

@jeffreystanley7884 Год назад

Emergency take off they could cut that better then in half.

@barry7608 Год назад

Jonathan Presly: don't forget to allow for breakdowns!!

@ukvette 11 месяцев назад

See my comments above about Weifang airport.😊 They probably had all 80 airborne in less than 10 minutes. Barely had 1 pair left the tarmac, and another pair were rolling.

@ukvette 11 месяцев назад

@@jeffreystanley7884 even that isnt good enough. They need to roll them down the runway in pairs. As soon as 1 pair is airborne, the next pair are rolling. Totally awesome, awesome spectacle..

@Ezees23 11 месяцев назад

These are USAF pilots - that are going pretty slowly and leisurely. Navy and Marine Corps pilots take off hella faster than that. I've seen Navy pilots IRL take off either in pairs or alternating between CATs. As soon as the first two planes have cleared the flight deck - here comes another pair setting up for the CAT shot. Or one plane is setup for a CAT shot - and as soon as it launches the next one is already lined up for a shot. Back to back. I've also seen Marine pilots in AV8-B Harriers up-close IRL during my last cruise on the USS Wasp as a Marine. They took off 5 at a time off of an Amphibious Assault Ship - aka, a "baby carriers" (and the F-35Bs are much more capable). They lined up on the flight deck tail to nose and use the thrust from the planes directly in front of them for extra lift when taking off. It's extra, extra bonkers when they do it at night - out at sea where it's pitch black..... It's really impressive how they train when simulating wartime conditions - it's much faster than in regular peacetime exercises......

@scottb6560 11 месяцев назад

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!

@TedConingsby 11 месяцев назад

This is what we do! And thank you for serving our country

@bigdee8189 11 месяцев назад

@@TedConingsby - I've never had the privilege of visiting the U.K. yet, but I've always admired the Grenadier Guards!! I love their uniforms with the bear skin hat!! As you know, they're not just the Queen's "guards" but highly trained combat soldiers of the British Army!!

@shanedavis9166 Год назад

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

@TedConingsby Год назад

Oiii oiiii Shane 🤙🏼🇺🇸ooohhhhh yeah

@TheMacdaddy1976 Год назад

Aye F35 awesome piece of kit it’s just a pity the US is governed by clowns with a Cecile OAP frontman for the cameras . Politically they are weak and ineffectual and in no position to do very much despite all the Gucci hardware given they have sold off a third of their strategic fuel reserves and run down their ammunition stockpiles by giving it to that shitehoose proxy war all while deliberately running their economy into oblivion. The end of the dollar as the global reserve currency is nigh. It’s almost as if it’s all deliberate 🤔 . Still hopefully 809 NAS will formally stand up this year 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

@trevorcrook5753 Год назад

The west doesn’t have the manufacturing capacity to sustain high intensity conflict for more than a few weeks . Aircraft are not much good without air fields or Carriers . In a real war those would be destroyed or sunk . F35 may be good at bombing countries without advanced air defence . Against an enemy with advanced air defence these f35s would get easily shot down . They would not even reach their target, Great entertainment though

@knowsmebyname Год назад

It is awesome but maybe compromised. We know the F35 program was hacked. The air force immediately started the B21 bomber program NGAD program. Because of that the current stealth programs may be vulnerable

@vcupiano Год назад

Not even the tip, the tip of the tip of the tip of the tip yada yada yada

@The55nomad 11 месяцев назад

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

@TedConingsby 11 месяцев назад

Thank you so much

@robertbenton220 10 месяцев назад

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

@alienxna6511 Год назад

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.

@TedConingsby 11 месяцев назад

Great memories stay with you

@douglaswims5763 Год назад

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.

@nigelcox127 Год назад

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

@TedConingsby Год назад

Oiii oiii Nigel 🤙🏼 This is why we put our noTEDS to let the pilots know we are there 😎

@Tam0de Год назад

Nah, this was no accident. He knew they were gonna do this.

@victoriaedwards1220 11 месяцев назад

absolutely! what a catch!

@MRxMADHATTER Год назад

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.

@TedConingsby Год назад

🤙🏼

@kenm7899 Год назад

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.

@19hobbes 11 месяцев назад

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!!

@dougwhite9764 10 месяцев назад

Got Ted. Karen

@ScrotusXL Год назад

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

@TedConingsby Год назад

ooohhh yeah

@Bigdog33R Год назад

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

@TedConingsby Год назад

Ooohhhh yeah

@mikebryant8082 Год назад

Ahhh the sounds of FREEDOM!

@laurastuart3814 13 дней назад

For whom?

@TomCastor Год назад

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!

@kurtbusse6996 Год назад

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

@margobaxter8344 Год назад

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.

@gazza2933 Год назад

What's a bus? 😂

@margobaxter8344 Год назад

@@gazza2933 LOL 🤣! We'll, it's got big wheels & picks passengers up & transports them to where they want to go 😁

@gazza2933 Год назад

@@margobaxter8344 About four times a week where I live. 😁

@margobaxter8344 Год назад

@@gazza2933 once a year in Edinburgh then they all come along at once! 🤣

@andrewcollins8774 Год назад

@Margo Baxter. The buses Do line up side by side in Holloway bus Garage to Roll out in the morning. We just don’t all go at the same time 😅

@BMF6889 Год назад

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.

@TedConingsby Год назад

Oiii oiii 🤙🏼 Thank you so much for sharing this in depth personal history and memories. Firstly, on behalf of the TCS we’d like to thank you for serving. I’m glad our videos want to make you rejoin. Have a great day 🤙🏼🤙🏼

@nafs53 11 месяцев назад

I was brought up in the village of Coney Weston just on the edge of Knettishall airfield - 1956. Sadly, not much of it remains but there is a museum about 2 miles away which honours the memory of those who served there and a memorial plaque near the airfield. So much happened in such a short time with so many live lost; still palpable today in some locations. All the best.

@royalanethridge333 10 месяцев назад

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

@paulwilton735 10 месяцев назад

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

@TedConingsby 9 месяцев назад

@ArktikosAdventures Год назад

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.

@TedConingsby Год назад

@BMF6889 Год назад

You are dating yourself. The F-16 is an old but still very capable bird and the F-111; RIP. In my day in the Vietnam War, we had F-4's, A-1 Sky Riders, the A-6 Intruder, and the A-4 Skyhawk. All of which were pretty much jet age WW II aircraft with no precision weapons. Calling them in for close air support was crossing my fingers that they knew where the enemy target was to our front, otherwise we could be the target. Scary stuff.

@peterream9437 Год назад

@Phillip BanesNearly everyone that's served in any of our great nations armed forces, have all enjoyed Germany.

@bigdee8189 11 месяцев назад

@@phillipbanes5484 - I wish I could go back to the U.S. Air Force! I got out way too early (4 years active, and 4 years ANG). I should've put in at least 20-25 active.

@alfiethaxter Год назад

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!

@reverseuniverse2559 Год назад

My first visit and I agree 😎

@TedConingsby Год назад

Oiii oiii Alfie 🤙🏼 thank you so much for your awesome comments. Glad you enjoy our videos. Enjoy your visits to the bases and hope to see you there one day. Thanks again 🤙🏼ooohhh yeah

@19hobbes 11 месяцев назад

At one end of the runway at Mildenhall they had what they called "spy corner" back in the mid 80s. They had signs on the fence there with the types and specifications of the planes flying there. Wondering if they still do?

@Dave-uq6sy 10 месяцев назад

Both raf bases are cool I was able to see both of them in the mid 90s

@Iv852002s 11 месяцев назад

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

@TedConingsby 11 месяцев назад

Yes, both F15E and F35A

@Iv852002s 11 месяцев назад

@@TedConingsby Preciate you Mate!!!🙏🏾🤘🏾🙌🏾🦅🤙🏾

@Blox363 Год назад

LOOKS AT THIS! Absolutely Fantastic video!

@TedConingsby Год назад

Oiii oiiii Chris 🤙🏼 LOOK AT THIS proper good that 🇺🇸🇬🇧ooohhhhh yeah

@Dstew57A Год назад

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.

@TedConingsby Год назад

Thank you very much 🤙🏼ooohhh yeah

@barry7608 Год назад

D Stew: have you not seen BETTER planes in a show of strength or are you just blinded by the sales brochures. F35 = US inability to design serious aircraft...Failed to design and make their own VTOL. Failed to design and make a supersonic airliner. Their warbirds are mostly hot air and dusty feathers.

@johnwhite2855 10 месяцев назад

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.

@TedConingsby 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for serving

@virginiarobinson2042 3 месяца назад

Absolutely incredible !!!! The noise is amazing.

@TedConingsby 3 месяца назад

Ooohh yeah

@chillout1109 11 месяцев назад

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!

@TedConingsby 11 месяцев назад

Ooooohhhhh yeah 🤙🏼🇺🇸

@rngod2121 11 месяцев назад

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!

@Melody615199999 9 месяцев назад

It sure wiped out all I paid in taxes last year.

@cs292 Год назад

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.

@texasmike7994 Год назад

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

@TedConingsby 11 месяцев назад

Wow. Thank you for being a part mod bulging these Magnificat aircraft 🤙🏼🇺🇸

@richardbrown3434 11 месяцев назад

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

@TedConingsby 11 месяцев назад

Oiii oiii Richard. Thank you so much ooohh yeah

@OcotilloTom 11 месяцев назад

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!

@Uncle_Neil 11 месяцев назад

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

@TedConingsby 11 месяцев назад

Ooooooohhhh yeah 🤙🏼 thank you for building them

@mpoyart Год назад

Incredible images!Thanks for them.

@TedConingsby Год назад

Glad you enjoyed 🤙🏼ooohhh yeah

@andyp9678 Год назад

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

@TedConingsby Год назад

Ooohhh yeah

@user-vz9gw9ni8u 10 месяцев назад

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

@daylyt100 Год назад

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

@TedConingsby Год назад

Thank you very much oooohh yeah

@teammarko124 Год назад

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

@user-ql3ch5vo6x 2 месяца назад

Thank you for your service

@m.m.f.402 11 месяцев назад

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.

@toddmclaughlin7403 10 месяцев назад

Tail wings = Horizontal Stabilizers

@barryeverton2532 Год назад

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

@reverseuniverse2559 Год назад

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

@TedConingsby Год назад

Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed 🤙🏼ooohhh yeah

@gkepxx Месяц назад

Stunning So Futuristic!

@BazColne Год назад

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

@TedConingsby 11 месяцев назад

@jeffreywilliams5093 Год назад

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.

@19hobbes 11 месяцев назад

I was there 83-87. When the F-111s took of I'm sure the same thing happened. I know in the wing commander's office off the east end of the runway you could barely hear people talk in the building when they took off.

@ShortsShowcase06 Год назад

going to Lakenheath friday, cant wait

@BudstarXOfficial Год назад

Sounds amazing! I love Lakenheath

@TedConingsby Год назад

Ooohhh yeah QCF 🤙🏼

@ThomasLynagh-tu4kx 11 месяцев назад

A year ago I had one of these F35's fly low and slow over my location.... purely intimating, couldn't phantom this many, don't think me bowels would stand up too well

@PurpleDreki Год назад

What an impressive scramble! Sick, very sick!

@TedConingsby Год назад

🤙🏼

@gazza2933 Год назад

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

@TedConingsby Год назад

Oiii oiii Gazza 🤙🏼 Such a pleasure to meet you for the first time and so happy you got to see the F35! It really is an impressive jet. Similar power to the Typhoon except with one engine! Ooohhh yeah

@gazza2933 Год назад

@@TedConingsby Boss an honour to meet you and Nikos. 👍

@NoWonderDragon Год назад

It's the most powerful jet fighter engine ever made

@gazza2933 11 месяцев назад

@@NoWonderDragon Even more powerful than Corcorde's?

@bigdee8189 11 месяцев назад

@@NoWonderDragon - roughly 43K pounds of thrust for one engine is insane!

@winstonchurchill6506 Год назад

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

@TedConingsby Год назад

oooohhhh yeah

@TheCyberSalvager Год назад

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

@TedConingsby Год назад

oooohhhh yeah

@michaelyardich9156 11 месяцев назад

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

@laurastuart3814 13 дней назад

Freedom for whom? The ability to kill poor people halfway around the world is not freedom.

@johnevans388 Год назад

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

@robertbailey6797 11 месяцев назад

Hi there John, I remember when I paid a day visit to RAF Sculthorp in Norfolk during the mid-1980’s and I saw the old Sq of the F-100 Super Sabers that used to be based at RAF Lakenheath! They were just stored out in the open at RAF Sculthorp !

@Ecrocken 11 месяцев назад

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

@TedConingsby 11 месяцев назад

@pacman3910 Год назад

Gread Vid! Thanks for Posting.

@kevwright2002 Год назад

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.

@TedConingsby Год назад

ooohhh yeah

@MrMark233 Год назад

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.

@britboard Год назад

I worked at upper heyford from 1980 until it closed, must agree the F-111's were my favourite as well. there are some great videos on you tube from that era if you look for them.

@TedConingsby Год назад

Wow that must have been an awesome sight that. Thank you for serving 🫡

@BMF6889 Год назад

One of my uncles was a F-86 fighter pilot in the Korean War who was a double ACE by shooting down 10 enemy aircraft. As a brigadier general, he commanded a wing of F-11's and liked them. He flew with them both in exercises and in secret missions as any leader does. He thought the F-111 was a great plane, but he liked the F-4 and F-86 better because he was at heart a fighter pilot and not a bomber pilot. The F-111 was truly an amazing plane for its time. The Elephant Walk is more than just an impressive mass of aircraft ready to takeoff; it was supposed to be a drill to get as many birds into the sky before a nuclear strike that would only give them 20 minutes at most. The Elephant Walk today I think is more just a PR stunt rather than some strategic exercise. My dad was a B-52 pilot during the Cold War and 12 B-52's needed to be in the air in less than 15 minutes. They did what was called at the time a "minimum interval"" takeoff in which each bomber following the lead bomber had to manage the turbulence of the bomber in front of them. It was a dangerous technique, but necessary because of inbound ICBM missiles.

@NoGasWelcomeAboard Год назад

@Mark Edwards: Yup, F111’s at LN & UH regularly practiced mass launches with min spacing (up to 4 aircraft rolling down the runway at the same time). I don’t recall anyone ever having to abort.

@anthonydebski5814 11 месяцев назад

Wow.....I SO miss Lakenheath AIR SHOWS!!!! and Chicksands, upper Heyford et al......dammit! The SMELL of paraffin & BURGERS!

@jdupons 5 месяцев назад

This was absolutely awesome ! Thank you for sharing !

@TedConingsby 5 месяцев назад

Oiii oiii 🤙🏼 thank you so much and glad you enjoyed

@kg1966 Год назад

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

@TedConingsby Год назад

Oiii oiii Kelan 🤙🏼 thank you very much. Funny you mention about how loud they are. Check out today’s video and you will see how loud it is in decibels ooohhh yeah

@Jelsick Год назад

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

@keithpowell1357 Год назад

Now that's an awesome alarm clock

@TedConingsby Год назад

Oooohhh yeah

@stevesimmons382 Год назад

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 .👍

@TedConingsby Год назад

Oiii oiiii Steve 🤙🏼 The pilots knew of us being there in advance 😎 This is why we put our noTEDS ooohhh yeah

@reverseuniverse2559 Год назад

@@TedConingsby You use the same excitement at the end with an “Ohhhhhh yehhhh” something me and my mates always to say to each other

@Grahamgusbull Год назад

A veritable swarm!

@margaretlouiseable 20 дней назад

God bless America!

@suasponte8363 2 месяца назад

Never gets old.

@kristinaF54 Год назад

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.

@CJM527 Год назад

And AI jets blowing one another up if they get in the way of them 😂

@diollinebranderson6553 Год назад

Nah you're giving ai too much credit man. Look at all those Tesla crashes

@HerbertTowers 11 месяцев назад

Real formation departures and landings were banned a few years ago, USAF and RAF with the exception of display teams. Shame. It makes departures in crappy weather more demanding. However, it's been a while, and common sense make have now prevailed. Best option is normally to get airborne in close 3 ships, then others with, say, 15s intervals. Hi, lo, hi separation. Leader in each 3 ship would use less than normal power to give the other 2 some flex. Join-up is done in a turn for lead/lag positioning. Then other stuff!!!

@jimbob8992 Год назад

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

@TedConingsby Год назад

Oiii oiii thank you very much. It was most impressive

@dianamarquez4774 11 месяцев назад

Wow, what beauties. The sounds of freedom. By the way, a sharp and clear video. Wow! Watching these beauties fly I hear the song You're Simply the Best (Tina Turner).

@TedConingsby 11 месяцев назад

Thank you very much Diana

@peterdale7896 7 месяцев назад

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.....❤

@thelastdruidofscotland Год назад

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

@WhiteWizard62 Год назад

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

@TedConingsby Год назад

Ooohhhhhhhhhhhh yeahhhhhhh

@mogadeet6857 2 месяца назад

Effing yes. I didn't think they would do it. Thanks Ted.

@sjwilloughby-greene8214 11 месяцев назад

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

@TedConingsby 11 месяцев назад

You’re most welcome

@TheBongReyes Год назад

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…

@ryanlotgd Год назад

f35 elephants walk as they call it

@BMF6889 Год назад

This was not an elephant walk. This was just a series of F-35's taking off. The elephant walk is much more impressive and results in a much faster takeoff rate.

@morgangmilligan Год назад

AWSOME! OUT HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. VENTURA CNTY. HOME OF PMTC! AND PORT HUENEME,! Love your content! America has not ever been less then Great! Cheers!

@barbaraadshead5607 Месяц назад

Epic pilot's in incredible machines good luck

@Dsmpsn63 11 месяцев назад

I was just recently at hill afb in Ogden Utah home of the f 35’s lighting, & what a treat to see em coming & going like gangbusters!

@michaelkaliski7651 Год назад

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.

@smittysmitty481 Год назад

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

@garethdavies9973 Год назад

Let’s hope they save more lives …..go serve my friend

@smittysmitty481 Год назад

I already served & it looks like I’m going to have to do it again

@BMF6889 Год назад

Amen. Amen.

@garyc2276 10 месяцев назад

Great job to capture this take off, more F-35’s than RIAT!

@TedConingsby 10 месяцев назад

Thank you

@lesleyploddypop2950 Год назад

Holy teddy bear fluff guys.... How fantastic! Well done 💖

@TedConingsby Год назад

Oiii oiii Lesley thank you ooohhh yeah

@lh1678 10 месяцев назад

My Father was in the 48th FBW. He was stationed in France during The Korean War.

@TedConingsby 10 месяцев назад

Wow. Respect and honour 🫡

@bungietwab4868 Год назад

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

@TedConingsby Год назад

Thank you very much

@speedracer2336 11 месяцев назад

Thanks Air Force!

@johnlovell356 11 месяцев назад

Way cool. Was stationed at RAF Lakenheath from 80-83. F-111's then. Even got to go for an incentive ride in one.

@TedConingsby 11 месяцев назад

Oh cool thank you for serving

@paulwardzynski3265 Год назад

Brilliant - my goosebumps have got goosebumps!

@TedConingsby Год назад

@garypiatt4666 Год назад

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

@TedConingsby Год назад

Oiii ooo Gary 🤙🏼 thank you so much

@wyattfowler4868 11 месяцев назад

my dad was a contractor for the air force when I was a kid, i spent many years of my childhood on Lakenheath. i remember how loud these things sounded taking off, everyone on base had to shut up for a few seconds until it quieted down lmao

@jeffreywhite4962 Год назад

Thanks!

@TedConingsby Год назад

Oii oiii Jeffrey 🤙🏼 thank you so much for super thanks 😎🤙🏼 ooohhh yeah

@tomdarco2223 Год назад

Right On Go Army!

@Terinjim 11 месяцев назад

Thats some serious morning run. Good catch !

@TedConingsby 11 месяцев назад

@kaneclements7761 10 месяцев назад

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.