F-35 jet shot down by Iran came from British base in Suffolk, says IRGC

F-35 jet shot down by Iran came from British base in Suffolk, says IRGC Submitted by Imran Mulla on Fri, 04/03/2026 - 11:27 The incident puts a spotlight on RAF Lakenheath in eastern England, which the US is believed to be using to launch attacks on Iran A US Air Force F-15E Eagle fighter jet is pictured as it prepares to land at RAF Lakenheath, east of England, on 15 June 2020 (AFP) Off It has been widely reported that US bombers have been using a base in Gloucestershire in southwest England, RAF Fairford, to launch bombing missions over Iran. But a new incident has put a spotlight on another, less well-known, base in England that the US military is also believed to be using to attack Iran: RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, eastern England. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Friday that its air defences shot down a US F-35 fighter jet over central Iran that came from a squadron based at RAF Lakenheath.