US evacuates aircraft from RAF Mildenhall over reported Iran threat

Move comes weeks after Washington withdrew bombers from RAF Fairford after a suspected security incident Several US military aircraft were evacuated from RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk on Monday, after the US Air Force concluded they could be at risk from a possible Iranian threat if

Move comes weeks after Washington withdrew bombers from RAF Fairford after a suspected security incident Several US military aircraft were evacuated from RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk on Monday, after the US Air Force concluded they could be at risk from a possible Iranian threat if they remained at the British base. Ten air tankers were relocated to bases in Germany, Spain and Scotland, while Osprey transport aircraft were sent to nearby RAF Lakenheath. It is the second time the US has undertaken a hasty redeployment in the UK after some of its bombers were pulled from RAF Fairford recently.

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