B52 x 6 at Fairford
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23rd Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Wing from Minot Air Force Base (ND).
USAFE-AFAFRICA tweeted and posted the following on its Facebook page this morning:
“Six United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber aircraft from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, arrived at RAF Fairford, England for a long planned training mission where the aircraft will conduct theater and flight training across Europe and Africa.”
USAFE-AFAFRICA tweeted and posted the following on its Facebook page this morning:
“Six United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber aircraft from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, arrived at RAF Fairford, England for a long planned training mission where the aircraft will conduct theater and flight training across Europe and Africa.”
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Originally Posted by ORAC
23rd Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Wing from Minot Air Force Base (ND).
USAFE-AFAFRICA tweeted and posted the following on its Facebook page this morning:
“Six United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber aircraft from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, arrived at RAF Fairford, England for a long planned training mission where the aircraft will conduct theater and flight training across Europe and Africa.”
USAFE-AFAFRICA tweeted and posted the following on its Facebook page this morning:
“Six United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber aircraft from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, arrived at RAF Fairford, England for a long planned training mission where the aircraft will conduct theater and flight training across Europe and Africa.”
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Originally Posted by Lyneham Lad
According to a local paper, six B52's landed at Fairford this morning. Something in the offing?
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Originally Posted by Orange future
Along with the B-2's arriving in DG.
Looks like someone is about to be bombed into freedom!!
Looks like someone is about to be bombed into freedom!!
Originally Posted by DC10RealMan
Imminent US election and behind in the polls.
Routine Bomber Task Force Europe deployment.
https://www.usafe.af.mil/News/Press-...tner-training/
Excellent overhead photo here showing 6 of the 50+ bomber parking slots - which were part of many year 2000 onwards infrastructure improvements - being used for their intended purpose.
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The spotters were reportedly furious that USAF managed to sneak them in without them picking them up on the various ADSB tracking sites. They need to pull some more night shifts.
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Originally Posted by dead_pan
The spotters were reportedly furious that USAF managed to sneak them in without them picking them up on the various ADSB tracking sites. They need to pull some more night shifts.
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Interesting, in the video, that the B52s approach in a distinctly nose-down attitude. Do military big jets make steeper approaches than civilians?
(In a B52 it probably doesn't matter which gear lands first.)
Only one pilot visibly pops the braking chute. Perhaps he was late touching down. I'd have thought Fairford would be long enough even for the most nervous B52 driver.
(In a B52 it probably doesn't matter which gear lands first.)
Only one pilot visibly pops the braking chute. Perhaps he was late touching down. I'd have thought Fairford would be long enough even for the most nervous B52 driver.
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Originally Posted by OldLurker
Do B52s (or USAF generally) broadcast ADSB?
Wouldn't be surprised if that's why they deployed that way as they would have been leaving Minot around midnight or thereabouts our time, so missing most of the UK geeky anoraks wetting their pants and plastering it all over Twitter as they approached UK.
