Thanks for the detailed planning update! Honestly cannot see the RC’s being moved from the Hall now and will mean no need for the office block nor runway overruns. Assume the MPH will be able to accommodate all types of US bomber? MPH will be multi-purpose and so will probably be able to accommodat...

C-130J's are getting new wing spar upgraded should keep them flying till 2035 but then again look at the Nimrod MRA4.

Indeed Nighthawke let's just hope we get a vaccine. I believe the only work done in the area of the MPH so far is shrub clearance. The pans labelled 3a should be replaced as part of the lifecycle repairs of the base so that they can accommodate aircraft of larger sizes. the net effect means hardly a...

Hello all I thought it would be interesting to create a thread tracking the process of construction work which will begin at Fairford shortly an image of the work is located below along with what each color/section is. This information is all open in the public domain and the information shared here...

https://www.501csw.usafe.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2416535/raf-fairford-firefighters-receive-new-equipment/ Link regarding new fire-trucks at Fairford The article also states: This new equipment is part of a broader plan to continue upgrading capabilities at RAF Fairford, as the base trans...

Should be a GPM mission should be a flight of 4 23rd BS/ 5BW

These C35A missions are becoming quite frequent any idea what they are doing visiting Fairford?

Showing as UC-35A 95-00123 departed Venice Marco Polo Airport.

Or U2 operations?

B-1 can carry 21 B-52 can carry 20 and the B-2 16.

Thanks Page_verify The contingency facilities being Mildenhall? Contingency = EUCOM's current era of deployments to support its objectives in the the Baltic/Ukraine/Black Sea areas. Contingency facilities = purpose-built B-2 maintenance and storage hangars, purpose-rebuilt U-2 operations hangar, pu...

I believe you will just see an increase in night stopping/ transitioning flights with maybe the odd deployment of an interesting type.

Thanks Page_verify The contingency facilities being Mildenhall? If so I can't wait for the traffic at fairford. Better start talking to the farmers to get a car park going.

Interesting thanks for posting certainly sounding positive for both bases. With Lakenheath getting two F-35 squadrons along with it's three F-15 squadrons that wouldn't leave a lot of room for deployments of fighter units to lakenheath. Wonder if that is why Fairford is to become a DAB (Deployable A...

Whether the RC-135s move from Mildenhall to Fairford is still be to determined in an upcoming review - 30th Oct 2020. https://www.facebook.com/129046107115365/videos/1294566964209805/ To save anyone ploughing through the whole 36 minutes of this 501st CSW Q&A PR video the relevant section is roughl...

Thanks Luxto yeah sorry page_verify along with others got some out of date information.

Did the C-21 drop off or pick up a VIP?

Should be a dragon callsign up for circuits.

2 Merlin's and 2 wildcats were used in the assualt and two Chinooks from Odiham were used in dropping the boats into the sea.

Completely forgot about that. Yeah no chance unless the scrappers have a lot of coffees.