B52 IFE Mildenhall (MORE PHOTOS ADDED)

[Dave934]

A massive thank you to Bollo.
IMG_3035a by Dave Allen, on Flickr
IMG_3047a by Dave Allen, on Flickr
IMG_3066a by Dave Allen, on Flickr
IMG_3072a by Dave Allen, on Flickr
IMG_3084a by Dave Allen, on Flickr
Dave.

[Zonan]

Did I miss something?
Was there an engine fire? I saw this bird fly over my home in the Netherlands in the morning, together with a second one.

[Binks92]

Excellent Dave well done mate

[Punkrunner62]

Well caught Dave, glad to see the crew all safe.
Cheers.

[paddyboy]

Top work, Dave

Glad it had a good ending

Better get a replacement Pratt & Whitney double quick, oh, and a large towbar

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

[Seacat192]

Great set of photos covering the minutes after the safe landing

I bet this arrival livened things up along the perimeter roads last night......................


Right place, right time - thanks for posting


Roger

[Magpie]

Great set thanks for sharing.

[chrissly]

Good to see it's safe on deck. ADSB showed grnd a 100 mtrs before the A11... Is there aleady an answer on the ATC question wether they brought their own tow?

[James Cutting]

Great shots Dave, certainly something you don't see every day! Different as well so well caught.

Zonan, yes, diverted after declaring an IFE when over the UK - 1 engine shut down due to overheating followed by a second as a result of an engine fire.

[atech]

Ah, the dreaded 6 engine approach

[toom317]

Did I miss something?
Was there an engine fire? I saw this bird fly over my home in the Netherlands in the morning, together with a second one.

Link here http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=83894 Fire is in the No7 engine

[stamford4782]

Thanks for posting the Pics - those of us that do not live nearby rely on people like Dave.
Presumably has now been towed from the runway. Where will the spare engine come from - I assume there are spares at Minot and Barksdale and who will fit - a specialist crew flown in?

[Dave934]

Thanks for the comments everyone, it's appreciated.

Thanks for posting the Pics - those of us that do not live nearby rely on people like Dave.

Posting the photos on FC is the least I could do. I wouldn't have got them if it wasn't for Fighter Control, and it's members, there are some great guys on here !!
Dave.

[falconfighting]

Oh now that is a great capture

[IMarsh]

Awesome sequence

[BOLLO]

Nice one Dave lad,glad you answered ya phone in time .lol

[3Greens]

Excellent picture report Dave Some of the r/t was broken from my distance but I soon realised it was going a bit 'pearshaped'. I certainly concur on the availability of the towbar - in Mildenhall's historical status as a major hub with long runway to accommodate larger aircraft in the USAF fleet then when 'Global Power' is in action they should be able to fully support those crews in an emergency situation - I guess they had already been in the air for probably 18 hours, so a big salute to them and so pleased they are safe.
Thanks for being around and posting

3Greens

[Knife 04]

Nice coverage Dave with some great photos

As Keith has said lets all be pleased that the crew are down safe, all is good and a big salute - think there are too many 'what ifs' / 'why nots' over on the other section insinuating the USAF did not know what they were doing. Handled well for an unexpected issue and all are safe

Thanks again Dave - very good

Darren

[Pi]

Great shots

[Dave934]

As Keith has said lets all be pleased that the crew are down safe, all is good and a big salute - think there are too many 'what ifs' / 'why nots' over on the other section insinuating the USAF did not know what they were doing. Handled well for an unexpected issue and all are safe

One thing I can say is the fire crews were all over it in seconds....I'm extremely impressed with their professionalism. Hats off to them.
Dave.