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  "title": "US Air Force reports drone activity around RAF Mildenhall in November 2024",
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  "url": "https://droneincidents.com/incident/raf-mildenhall-drone-reports-2024-11/",
  "citation": "DroneLedger, “US Air Force reports drone activity around RAF Mildenhall in November 2024”, dossier raf-mildenhall-drone-reports-2024-11, revision 1, updated 2026-10-15. https://droneincidents.com/incident/raf-mildenhall-drone-reports-2024-11/",
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