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B-52D Deployment 1979-82

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Topspotter75
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B-52D Deployment 1979-82

Post by Topspotter75 » Wed Feb 13, 2013 12:50 pm

Hi would anyone know if these 3 buffs were over together on a deployment between the years above
55-0090
55-0091
56-0629
I have dates for all the B52s ive seen except these and without some of my early log books i have no idea where or exactly when i might have seen them.
Regards red

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Re: B-52D Deployment 1979-82

Post by graham luxton » Wed Feb 13, 2013 4:44 pm

Hi Red,
I think I'm correct in saying that there were 14 B-52D deployments to the UK 1979 - 82. The only a/c on you're list participating in those deployments was 50090 - at Upper Heyford in Nov'80. (This also deployed to 'Heyford in Sept'76)
As for the others, I'm not aware of them ever visiting the UK but if you did see them over here I would be very interested to know where that was.

cheers,
Graham

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Re: B-52D Deployment 1979-82

Post by Topspotter75 » Wed Feb 13, 2013 5:38 pm

Thanks Graham i wish i knew,i had assumed id seen them at brize,fairford or marham but that now seems unlikely.
the oldest book that i still have them noted in was 1987 so no clues as to even the exact year seen although i thought it was around the time i saw these ones
55-0071,55-0080,56-0694 seen 27.04.80 at Marham
56-0606,56-0617,56-0671 seen 25.08.80 at Brize Norton
56-0600,56-0679,56-0690 seen 26-04-81 also Brize
many thanks again for looking
Regards Red

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Re: B-52D Deployment 1979-82

Post by plmc135 » Wed Feb 13, 2013 6:20 pm

Good news for you I have the three B-52D's in question logged at Marham on 25April 1982.

Paul :thumbs:

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Re: B-52D Deployment 1979-82

Post by Topspotter75 » Wed Feb 13, 2013 6:32 pm

Cheers Paul that is fantastic i really didnt think i had made a B-52 size miss pole x3
very much appreciate your time and help.
Regards Red

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Re: B-52D Deployment 1979-82

Post by ranger one one » Sat Oct 31, 2020 7:46 pm

Hi Gents
Unless I'm missing something in the FC archives, I can't see any direct mention of a (16th) July 1980 sighting of D's at Upper Heyford and on Oct 13th at Brize. Could somebody possibly confirm 40 years on that these dates are correct and any serials involved ?
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Bob

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Re: B-52D Deployment 1979-82

Post by rh226 » Sun Nov 01, 2020 1:56 pm

Hi ranger one one,

Think these extracts from BAR cover your query....

BAR1980/AU308 - 50677 and 60585 (arrived 15/07, both 96BW) at Upper Heyford "were on exercise ' Busy Brewer ' and participated in exercise ' Priory ' before returning home on 18.7."

BAR1980/O395 -- "96thBW B-52D's 50677, 60659 and 60676 arrived from Dyess AFB on 10.9 for a five-week stay in support of exercises Teamwork, Cold Fire and Display Determination. They were supported on 10.9 by 96thBW KC-135A 38886 which went on to Fairford. B-52D 60676 carries a MiG-kill star on either side of its nose, gained during the Arc Light campaign in the Vietnam war . It shot down its prey during December 1972."

Cheers,

Bob

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Re: B-52D Deployment 1979-82

Post by Weazel69 » Sun Nov 01, 2020 2:18 pm

I can back that report by plmc135/paul as I have the same date for those and have them as 2ndBS 22ndBW on a "Busy Brewer" det
apologies if this duplicates just thought I would have my say!!
this might also help Graham Luxton's post
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Re: B-52D Deployment 1979-82

Post by rh226 » Sun Nov 01, 2020 2:27 pm

I also logged those three (all 22BW) at Marham on 01/05/1982.
Cheers, Bob

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Re: B-52D Deployment 1979-82

Post by JAWS » Sun Nov 01, 2020 2:42 pm

Topspotter75 wrote:
Wed Feb 13, 2013 12:50 pm
Hi would anyone know if these 3 buffs were over together on a deployment between the years above
55-0090
55-0091
56-0629
I have dates for all the B52s ive seen except these and without some of my early log books i have no idea where or exactly when i might have seen them.
Regards red
All 3 arrived on 23rd April for Busy Brewer according to BARG 82-05, they returned to March AFB on 14th May according to BARG 82-06
Regards Steve............

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Re: B-52D Deployment 1979-82

Post by ranger one one » Sun Nov 01, 2020 4:47 pm

Thanks for the most helpful replies.

Much appreciated.

Bob

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