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Old 8th Jul 2013, 17:52
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USAF Bomber FOLs in UK

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RAF Fairford (not RAF Brize Norton) is the designated USAF heavy bomber FOL in Europe. Following GW2, it was significantly upgraded with: 50+ heavy bomber parking slots for B-2A/B-1B/B-52H, 4 x large Jet Fuel Supply Installations, hydrant refueling, a Bomber Operations Facility (adjacent to ATC) and a 2-dock B-2 hangar. Although all uniformed USAF personnel have been withdrawn, it is still kept on a "care and maintenance" basis by personnel assigned to 420 ABS under 501 CSW.

Also, most of the 10,000 ft runways in the UK were actually built specifically for use by SAC B-47s and later B-52s - Brize Norton (now full of RAF stuff !), Fairford, Greenham Common (closed) and Upper Heyford (closed).
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