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Old 28th Feb 2009, 17:13
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HighTow
 
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I thought Fairford was fairly important to the USAF as a forward deployment base for operations on this side of the hemisphere. And didn't they just spend a fortune on an upgrade for the B2 hangar?

And isn't it one of the few places the Shuttle can divert to in Europe?
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