The U.S. Air Force’s 495th Fighter Squadron based at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, has received its first delivery of F-35A Lightning II aircraft, the service announced. The delivery makes the unit the first USAF F-35 squadron based in Europe.
Air Force officials announced in October that the 48th Fighter Wing had reactivated the 495th Fighter Squadron as the first U.S. Air Forces in Europe F-35A squadron, and that the first aircraft were expected to arrive later in the year.
