The F-15E Strike Eagles of the 48^th Fighter Wing (FW) 492^nd and 494^th Fighter Squadrons (FS) based at RAF Lakenheath. 

F-15E Strike Eagle (98-0131/LN) of 492^nd FS turns hard left for the camera.

Left to right: F-15E Strike Eagle (98-0131/LN) of 492^nd FS.

Left to right: F-15E Strike Eagle (91-0321/LN with 98-0131/LN and 96-0204/LN) of 492^nd FS and 494^th FS F-15E Strike Eagle (01-2002/LN with '494FS' on tail.

Left to right: 494^th FS F-15E Strike Eagles (91-0326/LN with 91-0603/LN callsigns 'Stout 21/22', 91-0603/LN and 01-2000/LN callsign 'Mongo 81')

Left to right: 494^th FS F-15E Strike Eagles (01-2003/LN, 01-2002/LN callsign 'Rico 42', 00-3000/LN call sign 'Mongo 82') and 91-0334/LN call sign 'Rico 41' (

Left to right: 494^th FS F-15E Strike Eagles (01-3003/LN, 01-2003/LN and 01-2003/LN with 01-3003/LN)

Left to right: 494^th FS F-15E Strike Eagles (91-0326/LN with 91-0603/LN and 01-2003/LN).

Photography note: As always air to air photography from refuelling tankers is relatively easy. However dirty, scratched or blemished windows conspire against you to get crisp clear shots across the image. The boom operator's window is optically perfect but can be covered in fuel or oil on the outside. Make sure before take-off that this is clear, ground crew are obliged to keep these windows clean. 

Talk to the boom operator, as he is in radio contact with the receiving aircraft and can often ask the pilot to do a few extra things before he has to go.
Above: The pilot has dropped down to get a full frame shot. They will turn either way and perhaps far quicker than you imagined. Here timing is essential, so make sure you are ready. The side windows (two each side) tend to be poor optically. Try to move around the window with your lens and take as many shots as you can, one position could yield a perfect image. A lens able to zoom between 17mm and 60mm (with digital x1.6 aspect ratio or crop factor) is the optimum from the boom operator's position.