B1-B deployment,Ample Strike

[Spitfire88]

Guess I have a few weeks to see them coming and going. I take it weekend flights are off?

Dave

Unfortunately you might be a little disappointed, there are not many sorties planned

I'll second that, ground crew said only 3 or 4 planned.

[SamP]

It's a long shot... But the dates for those sorties would be gratefully appreciated if known. Would certainly save many of us any wasted days off chasing them.

[Thunder]

I know it's a different exercise, but the BALTOPS/Sabre Strike deployments only had a limited number of flights directly connected to that exercise, with the rest of the near daily flights made up of local nav flights around the British Isles, maybe something the same this time round?

We can live in hope.

[MRTT]

I assume that, whenever they do rock up, they'll follow a similar-ish route down the west coast to F-35s a couple of months back?

May fly up TR1 (Lands End-VLN-BZN) before turning into Fairford?

[rh226]

And pigs might fly, Ollie. We can, however, live in hope(lessness).

[MRTT]

More chance of that!

Hope they do, still haven't caught one in the air!

[Sean Mac]

I assume that, whenever they do rock up, they'll follow a similar-ish route down the west coast to F-35s a couple of months back?

May fly up TR1 (Lands End-VLN-BZN) before turning into Fairford?

Both B1's are departing Bangor at around 0200am our time, That being said with winds etc I highly dout they would use the southern TACAN route but would happily be proven otherwise.

Sean

[MRTT]

Thanks Sean, that's a oh fudge!

[Al dunn]

Probably inbound via MAC-Valley then descend over Wales

[StormsInAfrica]

Any news on whether they departed?

[pilot_ngb]

Any news on whether they departed?

Latest I've heard is mid afternoon arrival

[WannabeMKII]

Should there be a NOTAM on their arrival by now?

[StormsInAfrica]

Any news on whether they departed?

Latest I've heard is mid afternoon arrival

Is that from stateside?

[Mavke]

03.30z CROOK01 Heavy Flight ( 2 X B-1B ) is cleared to destination EGVA ( Fairford , UK ) Bangor 2 Departure Radarvectors ALLEX then as filed .

[BOLLO]

03.30z CROOK01 Heavy Flight ( 2 X B-1B ) is cleared to destination EGVA ( Fairford , UK ) Bangor 2 Departure Radarvectors ALLEX then as filed .

Game on then.Thanks for that chap.

[sonicbenj]

Humm... if they're coming directly and they departed at 0346z that should get them in just after 11am BST by my reckoning, working on a 6.5 hour flight time....

[Al dunn]

Just about right to perform a Flypast at the opening of RAF Brize Nrotns Families Day

[Stroudy]

They'll be cutting it very fine with the heavy rain and strong wind currently approaching west Wales and heading east at a fair pace. Thats currently due at Fairford around 11-12.

[StormsInAfrica]

Pedal to the metal then!

[graham luxton]

15kts X-wind forecast around their arrival time - hope they don't div to Mildenhall!