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THE USAF AND ITS 75 YEARS’ ASSOCIATION WITH ROYAL AIR FORCE VALLEY
Dennis pritchard • 12 April 2022
THE USAF AND ITS 75 YEARS’ ASSOCIATION WITH ROYAL AIR FORCE VALLEY
The United States Air Forces was first constituted in 1947 and has ever since been regular visitors to the station as can be seen in this photo montage. Furthermore, it must not be forgotten that the Eighth Air Force was first formed in 1942 in the UK and is recognising its 80 years of service.
Photos supplied by Dimitris Triadafillou, Jim Le Cras, Hywel Evans, Darren Jones, Ian Marlow and Dennis Pritchard.
THE AUSTRALIAN CONNECTION
RAF VALLEY FLYING TRAINING ACCIDENTS
HAWK T.1 COLOURS AT RAF VALLEY
THE EARLY POST WAR YEARS AT RAF VALLEY
LEST WE FORGET
350 SQUADRON CELEBRATES ITS EIGHTIETH
BATTLE OF BRITAIN SUNDAY
PRESENTATION OF THE VALLEY AVIATION SOCIETY TROPHY
RAF Valley families Day 2021
USAF plans to retire 201 aircraft and purchase 91 new airframes in its FISCAL 2022 Budget. The fighter fleet would therefore decrease by 77 aircraft, while the RQ-4 Global Hawk numbers would be cut by 10 airframes. A-10 42 F-15C/D 48 F-16C/D 47 KC-135 18 KC-10 14 C-130H 8 E-8 JSTARS 4 RQ-4 20 PROCUREMENT FISCAL 2012 and 2022, RESPECTIVELY F-35A 60 48 HH-60W 19 14 KC-46 15 14 F-15EX 12 12 MC-130J 4 3 PROPOSED FLEET RETENTION B-1 41 B-2 20 B-52 76 C-17 222 U-2R 31 T-38A/C 507 (Details courtesy of the Air Force Association)