RAF Mildenhall Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
RAF Mildenhall is a Royal Air Force base in Suffolk.Mildenhall opened on October 16 1934. King George V reviewed 350 aircraft there in 1935 on the occasion of his Silver Jubilee.
During World War II Mildenhall became a bomber station, flying Vickers Wellingtons, Short Stirlings and Avro Lancasters. It was also the headquarters of No 3 Group Bomber Command.
From 1950 Mildenhall became home to bombers and later tanker aircraft of the United States Air Force.
RAF Mildenhall was, until 2003, the home of the largest military-sponsored airshow in Europe, when it was cancelled because of increasing operational requirements.
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