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Afternoon all,

Thought I'd share some images from a couple of trips up to Fairford in the last week to catch the B-52s on deployment. First, a frustrating afternoon on the 10/09 resulted in just a couple of images of YANKEE41 returning

Boeing B-52H Stratofortress | 60-0005/MT | US Air Force | RAF Fairford | 10/09/20 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Boeing B-52H Stratofortress | 60-0005/MT | US Air Force | RAF Fairford | 10/09/20 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

I had much more luck on the 14/09 with KAGO flight returning after a long mission, plus the bonus arrival of BLACK01

Boeing B-52H Stratofortress | 60-0005/MT | US Air Force | RAF Fairford | 14/09/20 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Boeing B-52H Stratofortress | 60-0007/MT | US Air Force | RAF Fairford | 14/09/20 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Boeing B-52H Stratofortress | 61-0034/MT | US Air Force | RAF Fairford | 14/09/20 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Boeing B-52H Stratofortress | 61-0034/MT | US Air Force | RAF Fairford | 14/09/20 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Boeing B-52H Stratofortress | 60-0005/MT | US Air Force | RAF Fairford | 14/09/20 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Lockheed U-2S | 68-10337 | US Air Force | RAF Fairford | 14/09/20 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

There are a handful more on my Flickr for those interested. Hopefully I'll get another chance or two to get up there later this week before they go home.

Thanks for looking, hope they were of interest,

Shaun

I like them, especially that first one - top stuff

They are nice like those.Just one thing,its was KAGO flight not KOGA.

Thanks chaps

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Tue Sep 15, 2020 8:46 pm

They are nice like those.Just one thing,its was KAGO flight not KOGA.

Quite right, duly corrected

Cracking set Shaun Love the close-ups, top work Thanks for posting

Thanks chap.

Made one last trip up to Fairford yesterday morning in the hope I'd catch one or two jets would be heading home. Turned out to be a good decision as five of them departed for Minot. Not a bad haul for a Saturday...

Boeing B-52H Stratofortress | 61-0034/MT | US Air Force | RAF Fairford | 26/09/20 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Boeing B-52H Stratofortress | 60-0044/MT | US Air Force | RAF Fairford | 26/09/20 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Boeing B-52H Stratofortress | 60-0007/MT | US Air Force | RAF Fairford | 26/09/20 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Boeing B-52H Stratofortress | 60-0056/MT | US Air Force | RAF Fairford | 26/09/20 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Boeing B-52H Stratofortress | 60-0005/MT | US Air Force | RAF Fairford | 26/09/20 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Boeing B-52H Stratofortress | 60-0007/MT | US Air Force | RAF Fairford | 26/09/20 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Boeing B-52H Stratofortress | 61-0034/MT | US Air Force | RAF Fairford | 26/09/20 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Boeing B-52H Stratofortress | 60-0056/MT | US Air Force | RAF Fairford | 26/09/20 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

As usual, there's more on my Flickr for those interested.

Cheers,

Shaun

Awesome shots Shaun, I spoke to you at Dunfield before the Saturday morning departures.

Was a worthwhile trip up catching the 5 going up, not too long a wait either!

Thanks very much chap, nice to meet you

Very nice , I was there on the Friday evening before when the BALOO's held over Cheltenham to burn fuel having cancelled their return to MInot, caught four in total that evening as they returned to FFD , never gets old watching them