I flew right seat with this squadron, 1986 - 1989 out of RAF Lakenheath, England.
Operation Eldorado Canyon, 1986: link here.
Wiki.
United States Air Force.
Twenty-eight McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extenders and Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers took off from RAF Mildenhall and RAF Fairford shortly after 19:00 on 14 April 1986.
These tankers would conduct four silent refueling operations over the 6,000 mi round-trip route the F-111s would fly to target.
Within minutes the tankers were followed by twenty-four F-111F strike aircraft of the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing, flying from RAF Lakenheath and five EF-111A Ravens of the 20th Tactical Fighter Wing from RAF Upper Heyford.
Six F-111s and one EF-111 were designated spares who returned to base after the first refueling was completed without any system failures among the designated strike aircraft.
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