Upcoming Deployment/Exercise May-June

[farnboroughrob]

Sadly both the 52's have been deployed to fairford before.

Rob

[Mike]

Sadly both the 52's have been deployed to fairford before.

Rob

Sad for who exactly?

[BOLLO]

Sadly both the 52's have been deployed to fairford before.

Rob

Could not give a rats if they av been before,I'm going for them and glad they are here.

[ukaviation]

Sadly both the 52's have been deployed to fairford before.

Rob

Agreed Rob... Pity they've been before, plenty people will have logged them already. None the less good to see them in the UK again though.


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[Tiger Tim]

Sadly both the 52's have been deployed to fairford before.

Rob

Why sadly.

[farnboroughrob]

Depends if you collect numbers or not. I had seen all the last lot too, must get out less!

[baz1]

mind you it could be a different crew!

[mushbuster]

or maybe it has new Nose Art ;-)

Its probably got new paint, maybe even some different engines and tyres.

Seriously though they certainly look in better fettle than last years visitors

[POL]

Seriously though they certainly look in better fettle than last years visitors

I'm not convinced! One arrived with only one pylon on the wing, and the other one arrived missing a sensor under the nose!

[farnboroughrob]

final aircraft reported at 61-0040, again it has been in before. Oh well saves me some petrol.

[mushbuster]

61-0040 is a bit of a celeb - the last built out of 744, based at Fairford during OIF in 2003

[Pune]

Well if they have been here before, bit's missing or not, I'll be trying to make the trip down to see them next week sometime...they do make quite a sight.

[Andrew45]

Just got back from this evenings arrival.. must learn how to post pic links ..

[skyking_comms]

Please let me know if anyone see's a patch for this exercise. I would be very interested in getting one!

Darren
www.raf-fairford.co.uk

[Raptor22]

Hi guys does anybody know what air frequency the B2s will use thanks for any help raptor22

[BOLLO]

Hi all has there been any news weather B2s will show this year.

thanks

Put it this way,there have been two flights in to FFD from Whiteman AFB with ground crew/ poss a few more sets of pilots.MOD PLOD were telling the boys they are on duty tomorrow like they were yesterday,I would guess yes mate.

[H.A.Bucken]

I've got a patch which I got from a 'Beef' crew at an Alconbury Tatoo: planform of a 52 with "Someone over 30 you can trust". Is there an update doing the rounds; I'd like one with "...over 50 you can....."

[^^Gord^^]

Please let me know if anyone see's a patch for this exercise. I would be very interested in getting one!

Darren
http://www.raf-fairford.co.uk

The guy who did last years one hasn't done one for this year. If they asked someone else to do one I can't say.

[StormsInAfrica]

NOTAM at Whiteman; presumably if they depart today it will have be in the next few hours? There is an ALTRV posted that could be for them overnight tonight.

M0482/15 - AERODROME HOURS OF SERVICE ARE. 06 JUN 13:00 2015 UNTIL 10 JUN 04:00 2015. CREATED:
04 JUN 18:42 2015

[Pune]

So, the $64000 question, will B2's be arriving tomorrow, if so when?
The Whiteman info' looks interesting, what would that mean in terms of timings, flight times from there to FFD etc.