Ian Smith, vice-chairman of Lakenheath Parish Council, said it was disappointing the celebrations had been cancelled.

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Their bodies were found 13 days later in a ditch near RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk.

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About 75 F-15s are based at RAF Lakenheath and currently fly for a total of 20, 000 hours a year.

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It was then the macabre discovery of two bodies in a remote woodland near RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk was made.

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An ambulance carrying the two bodies has left the Lakenheath site for Addenbrooke's Hospital, in Cambridge where further forensic examination will be carried out.

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Last week it was revealed that aircraft would be grounded and fewer flights made from RAF Lakenheath due to cuts in American defence spending.

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There are thought to be about 200 Nato weapons at six combat bases in Europe (they were removed from RAF Lakenheath in the UK in the last decade).

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