Update with new photos (and probably the Facebook one referred to) here https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/c ... lite-image

With the mission capability rate for the B-1s bouncing around 50% its hardly a surprise that engine issues prevented one of them flying home. Its probably awaiting parts and a maintenance crew to be sent over, both of which likely delayed by the 4 day Thanksgiving holiday or they may have more press...

More info here https://theaviationist.com/2023/11/24/o ... in-hawaii/

Thanksgiving holiday

Can you post these in the heads up section please, that way there is one thread for the live movements as per the requested rules viewtopic.php?f=6&t=110030
Thanks

Parked on hs47 (124) and 53(103)

Harkins, to get a feel for the likely sortie rate and times, last time 7BW were here in Oct was 2021. https://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=379&t=210613 or if you want to look further there is a record of the bomber deployments going back to 2009 here https://www.fightercontrol.co.u...

The National A332 originated at Dyess yesterday, then Topeca to Detroit, showing as N819CA eta 1200L

N715CK a 747 Freighter appears to be the aircraft FWIW

This one is kind of map based https://raildar.co.uk/map/PAD or if you want the full gen on what is due (including all the freight, engineers trains and specials) https://live.rail-record.co.uk/ however you will need to get used to using the sites, 3 letter location codes and filtering options to mak...

Sorry to suggest a correction but there are some errors against the official USAF plans for the base (which are not published). The North transient ramp is hardstands 2 and 3. Hardstand 3 as shown is no longer a hardstand and is not on the airfield plans as such. I think the stub of hardstand 4 and ...

Try this for starters which is an aerodrome plan from Peregrine Bush, I think it is available already elsewhere on this site but could not find it. Spot 1 is across the taxiway from the fire station and they run roughly clockwise to spot 60 at the western end of taxiway B, google maps does show some...

To save reading through the link the NATO Heads of State summit is 11-12 July which would suggest a UK visit on 10 or 11 July

Wonder why they are not doing a flyover at Fairford, 30 and 47 Squadrons operated C-130s from there for three years before moving to Lyneham in 71 and it is on the way in or out of Brize.

Reported in various locations, the FY24 budget request includes a request to retire 310 aircraft https://theaviationgeekclub.com/usaf-wants-to-retire-310-aircraft-including-42-a-10s-and-32-f-22s-to-put-greater-dollars-toward-ngad-fighter-and-collaborative-combat-aircraft/ https://www.janes.com/defen...

Was it this one? https://www.airhistory.net/photo/24527/1
Hopefully someone will be able to give more info soon

Was it this lot? https://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/ ... 0#p1465969 although they were going the other way

Ala 12 based EF-18 CE.15-10 coded 12-73 was carrying black and red 25th anniversary markings throughout 2014, plenty of photos of it online if you google f-18 12-73 torrejon 2014 or F-18 CE.15-10 you can see it. Edit: photo CE.15-10 photo https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/10181416 taken on 20 Jun 2014

Confirmation of 66-8723 https://www.airhistory.net/photo/335491 ... 3/AF66-723

Seven, the 99ERS Det started mid Oct 2019. Prior to that (for the preceding few years) the RIAT attendee U2s were en route to and from their FOLs and Beale.