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B2 arrival at Fairford from the Western 09 Loop end.

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davem
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B2 arrival at Fairford from the Western 09 Loop end.

Post by davem » Mon Jun 09, 2014 11:13 am

Along with many hundreds of others, I made the short hop to Fairford to see Louisiana and Indiana arrive. I gambled massively and headed to the western end 09 area which was somewhat quieter then the 27 threshold!

They say you have to make the best of a bad job, and thanks to Death 11's gear issues, we were treated to some unexpected flybys and topsides in sun :clap:

A few of the results from the afternoon...

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B2-A Spirit 'Death 12' 93-1088/ Spirit of Louisiana by DaveMorgan1975, on Flickr

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B2-A Spirit 'Death 12' 93-1088/ Spirit of Louisiana by DaveMorgan1975, on Flickr

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B2-A Spirit 'Death 12' 93-1088/ Spirit of Louisiana by DaveMorgan1975, on Flickr

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B2-A Spirit 'Death 12' 93-1088/ Spirit of Louisiana by DaveMorgan1975, on Flickr

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B2-A Spirit 'Death 12' 93-1088/ Spirit of Louisiana by DaveMorgan1975, on Flickr

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B2-A Spirit 'Death 11' 82-1069 Spirit of Indiana by DaveMorgan1975, on Flickr

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B2-A Spirit 'Death 11' 82-1069 Spirit of Indiana by DaveMorgan1975, on Flickr

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B2-A Spirit 'Death 11' 82-1069 Spirit of Indiana by DaveMorgan1975, on Flickr

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B2-A Spirit 'Death 11' 82-1069 Spirit of Indiana by DaveMorgan1975, on Flickr

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B2-A Spirits Louisiana 93-1088 & Indiana 82-1069 by DaveMorgan1975, on Flickr

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B2-A Spirit 'Death 11' 82-1069 Spirit of Indiana by DaveMorgan1975, on Flickr

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B2-A Spirit 'Death 11' 82-1069 Spirit of Indiana by DaveMorgan1975, on Flickr

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B2-A Spirit 'Death 11' 82-1069 Spirit of Indiana by DaveMorgan1975, on Flickr

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B2-A Spirit 'Death 11' 82-1069 Spirit of Indiana by DaveMorgan1975, on Flickr

GVLCN
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Re: B2 arrival at Fairford from the Western 09 Loop end.

Post by GVLCN » Mon Jun 09, 2014 11:23 am

Awesome shots :clap: :clap: definitely a wise move going down that end of the field

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Post by richpittman » Mon Jun 09, 2014 11:25 am

The gamble paid off very nicely :)

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Re: B2 arrival at Fairford from the Western 09 Loop end.

Post by DanBeeden » Mon Jun 09, 2014 12:14 pm

Lovely shots - I'd say you had the best location for variety of shots and proximity to the aircraft - fantastic.

mobile
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Re: B2 arrival at Fairford from the Western 09 Loop end.

Post by mobile » Mon Jun 09, 2014 1:47 pm

If I were you I would get some money on the lottery this week!! Fantastic shots :clap: :clap: :clap:

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Re: B2 arrival at Fairford from the Western 09 Loop end.

Post by luke28 » Mon Jun 09, 2014 2:37 pm

Briiliant mate, it looks like 2 seperate aircraft from side on too top side.

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Re: B2 arrival at Fairford from the Western 09 Loop end.

Post by Nippy » Mon Jun 09, 2014 3:20 pm

Excellent photos, do you need a ladder at that end?

Many thanks.
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Post by 3Greens » Mon Jun 09, 2014 3:51 pm

Great result and choice of viewpoint. Excellent coverage, you look like you have them to yourself, don't think I've ever seen any B2 taxi shots without vehicles in trail. Thanks very much for posting :thumb:
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Re: B2 arrival at Fairford from the Western 09 Loop end.

Post by Thunder » Mon Jun 09, 2014 4:13 pm

As above, great shots all round :thumbs:

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Post by Jazz » Mon Jun 09, 2014 5:07 pm

The elusive topside shots, great to catch on a B-2 :thumb:

The thing can look magical in the air, but then those close-up taxy shots are awesome as well :thumb:

Not easy to miss all this :grr: :lol:
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Re: B2 arrival at Fairford from the Western 09 Loop end.

Post by Hunter49 » Mon Jun 09, 2014 7:22 pm

great angles well done any probs with parking ? thanksROB

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Re: B2 arrival at Fairford from the Western 09 Loop end.

Post by mikee115 » Mon Jun 09, 2014 9:15 pm

Best shots on here. Nice to see some different angles of these odd beasts.

Mike

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