Sounds like they went deed into Iran for multiple targets - or had to go a long way round to avoid the severe weather in the area.
Bomber Mission 34 - A long run! FreeIran!
--- Operation EPIC FURY ---
Early yesterday morning, a pair of B-1B "Lancer" bombers from RAF Fairford (EGVA) departed for another mission on OperationEpicFury as what we believe was "RULE" flight.
So far as I can tell, this circa 0630Z departure was the earliest mission thus far, but with reports that the jets returned around 0430Z today, the 22-hour flight time is much longer than the usual 16/17-hours we've seen lately.
The aircraft involved were:
Mission XXXIV
B-1B "RULE??" 86-0140 #AE6C0B "Last Lancer"
B-1B "RULE??" 86-0138 #AE6C09 "Seek and Destroy"
KC-135T "CABAL09" 59-1464 #AE0659 (From EGUN)
KC-135R "CABAL10" 60-0353 #AE062B (From EGUN)
KC-135T "CABAL11" 58-0095 #AE04FD (From EGUN)
KC-135R "CABAL??" 61-0315 #AE0237 (Spare From EGUN, did not fly)
KC-135R "CABAL33" 58-0004 #AE04B7 (From Bucharest)
KC-135? "CABAL34" ?? (From Bucharest, used fake hex #AE02BC)
KC-135R "CABAL35" 57-1486 #AE041D (From Bucharest)
