June and July activity

[DC7C59]

Exactly.

[DC7C59]

Kalitta sending over a B744 from Minot AB to Fairford, CKS405 N402KZ, wednesday morning arrival,

see: viewtopic.php?f=342&t=131693

Hope mushbuster and blacktrack26 keep us informed of any more cargo movements,particularly from Whiteman?

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Can a civilian freighter carry the same types of cargo as a military cargo aircraft?

[Goldstar31]

Can a civilian freighter carry the same types of cargo as a military cargo aircraft?

Yes they can......both use standard pallets on which the cargo is placed. Obviously outsized items will normally be military only but maybe possible due to the front loading capability of 747's

Cheers

Eccie

[Thunder]

Can they carry explosive objects though? Would be surprised if they could as I can't even get model paints on a plane

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It was a misleadingly rhetorical question to continue the conversation, my apologies. There's quite a bit of ground equipment for America's largest aircraft that can only be transported in a C-5 or C-17.

[cottesmore09]

B-52 Flypast expected at RAF Valley 75th Anniversary families day on the 2nd June. This suggests a possible arrival date, if not before

[STN RAMP RAT]

to answer the questions about the pallets, the Military and Civilian world use different pallets which have different sizes. It is a requirement of any US carrier flying for AMC to accommodate the military pallets and this means the locks on the aircraft have to be repositioned which is usually the responsibility of the Load master on the positioning flights. The Civil aircraft can carry anything the military can (so long as it fits on the aircraft) if they are operating for the military, although HAZ class 1.1 (mass explosive hazard) are not normally carried and on the occasions when they are its always with a Camber (CMB) call sign.

I hope that helps

[cottesmore09]

B-52's are due to arrive today (2nd June) with a flypast over RAF Valley on the way down to Fairford.

[IanSSN7]

Also confirmed on Global Strike Command FB Page

https://www.facebook.com/AirForceGlobal ... 17925932:0

[IanSSN7]

What quantity is likely - any ideas ?

C.

Say's that they are sending three on the FB post Cornish.

Ian

[Thunderbolt II]

Any idea on timings yet? See if I can escape work early!
EDIT- just noticed on the other thread running in this section that due Valley at 3pm, so not too long after that I'd imagine?

[Basherman]

Which runway is Fairford likely to be using 27 or 09 ?

[Zymurgy661]

Can we keep all posts to this thread please - viewtopic.php?f=359&p=817538#p817538

Locking this one.