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Lakenheath-based U.S. F-35A squadron nicknamed the Valkyries
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The United States first overseas F-35A squadron, to be stationed at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, will be called the Valkyries, the Air Force announced on Tuesday. Photo by Eli Chevalier/U.S. Air Force
Feb. 16 (UPI) The United States first overseas-based F-35A Lightning II squadron will be called the Valkyries, the Air Force announced Tuesday.
The 48th Fighter Wing wing solicited suggestions for a nickname for the new squadron in the fall of 2020.
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In December, the wing narrowed the pack from 700 unique names to five and conducted an opinion poll, with Valkyries besting four other choices: Archangels, Sabres, Sentinels and Swordsmen.
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Perhaps the most famous Grumman Wildcat of all time is the F4F-3 Bureau Number (BuNo) 4031 with the “-3” model being the last of the non-folding winged Wildcat made. As luck would have it, this particular Wildcat became historically significant as it was flown into many battles and became the highest scoring of the F4F-3 Wildcats.
F4F-3 Wildcat (BuNo. 4031) was originally assigned to Marine Fighter Squadron VMF-211 which subsequently sent its Wildcat fighters, embarked on the
USS Enterprise (CV-6), to Wake Island during November 1941. However, due to engine trouble, BuNo 4031 remained aboard the