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First B-52 mission?

Bomber Mission XVII & XVIII - 3rd Dual Missions #FreeIran!

--- Operation EPIC FURY ---

Yesterday (15th March 2026) the US bomber fleet at RAF Fairford (EGVA) launched 2 bombing missions with 2 different bomber types to Iran, one that departed around 0930Z and another that departed around 1230Z. Both missions arrived back at RAF Fairford overnight - 2 separate maps today because of the two different bomber types:

Mission XVII

B-52H "SPIT45" ?
B-52H "SPIT46" 60-0023 #AE587C "Bomber Barons"

KC-135 (x4?) ? (Likely from Ramstein, unconfirmed)
KC-135R "FIST34" 63-7976 #AE038D
KC-135R "FIST35" 63-8000 #AE0671
KC-135R "FIST36" 59-1521 #AE0598
KC-135T "FIST37" 58-0071 #AE0654

Mission XVIII

B-1B "CORIA35" 85-0072 #AE6BD6 "Polarized"
B-1B "CORIA36" ?

KC-135R "FIST25" 61-0315 #AE0237 (From RAF Mildenhall)
KC-135T "FIST26" 59-1464 #AE0659 (From RAF Mildenhall)
KC-135T "FIST27" 59-1470 #AE04C3 (From RAF Mildenhall)
KC-135R "FIST28" 63-8008 #AE048A (Spare, did not launch, from RAF Mildenhall)
KC-135R "FIST47" 62-3564 #AE07BC (From Sofia)
KC-135R "FIST48" 59-1459 #AE04C2 (From Sofia)
KC-135R "FIST49" 58-0092 #AE025D (From Sofia)

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