October B52 deployment

[thevulcan]

Also supporting my theory of a long B52 deployment
https://mobile.twitter.com/TeamMinot
Ground crew from Minot are also at Fairford further increasing my suspicion of rotations. Also noticed instead of the US just using ladders to pack the parachutes there are several sets of permanent scaffolding for them now. The large amount of support could be for when a rotation occurs 8 ac may be at fairford at once.

[MRTT]

How on earth does that suggest Minot ground crew are present!?

[thevulcan]

Why would Minot post something unrelated to them Barksdale has not posted the same post.

[MRTT]

They didn't post it. They're merely quoting a tweet from the Department of Defence.

Had you considered it may possibly be because they operate the same aircraft?

[thevulcan]

They didn't post it. They're merely quoting a tweet from the Department of Defence.

Indeed they are but you would think Barksdale would quote it as they are the ones deployed?

[POL]

Minot has a very active (and indeed, proactive) social media team. Barksdale's is...less so.

[Thunder]

The 5th BW are currently responsible for the Continous Bomber Presence Pacific with a number of a/c and crews deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam. So can’t see them in the near future supporting the European equalivent. The 2nd BW at Barksdale are also supporting a deployed force at Al Udeid, Qatar, so I would imagine there isn’t the resources kicking about for a large and prolonged deployment here.

[roughcutter]

Finally got a chance to visit Fairford this coming Tuesday, is Rhymes Field still access able or is it a no go area now?

[Knife 04]

From what I have heard Roughcutter, there is a bull in the field with a sign on the gate - Mr Luxton warned me last week that he isn't too friendly!!

Take care

Darren

[Nighthawke]

The bull or Graham?

[graham luxton]

The bull or Graham?

[roughcutter]

Fair enough, I'm too old to be picking shotgun pellets off me arse

[Knife 04]

Fair enough, I'm too old to be picking shotgun pellets off me arse

Told Graham not to keep it loaded!

[herc15]

Some pictures of the buffs
https://theaviationist.com/2019/10/28/t ... to-europe/

[CaLi]

Hometime
ATLAS AIR INC B747 (PAX)
13 NOV 2019 EGVA (0940) - (1920) KBAD

[city42]

Hometime
ATLAS AIR INC B747 (PAX)
13 NOV 2019 EGVA (0940) - (1920) KBAD

I would think that would be it now for this year

[thevulcan]

Hometime
ATLAS AIR INC B747 (PAX)
13 NOV 2019 EGVA (0940) - (1920) KBAD

Could this be bringing more personal out?

[Mike]

Hometime
ATLAS AIR INC B747 (PAX)
13 NOV 2019 EGVA (0940) - (1920) KBAD

Could this be bringing more personal out?

*personnel*

[James Cutting]

Hometime
ATLAS AIR INC B747 (PAX)
13 NOV 2019 EGVA (0940) - (1920) KBAD

Could this be bringing more personal out?

What, from Fairford to Barksdale??

[thevulcan]

Sorry just realised that. Could personnel leave and more return after on a different flight?