B1-B deployment,Ample Strike

[bizfreeq]

Notam is up:
U2933/16 - AD AND RWY 09/27 OPEN. AVAILABLE FOR SCHEDULED MOVEMENTS ONLY. 03 SEP 08:30 2016 UNTIL 03 SEP 11:30 2016. CREATED: 03 SEP 06:04 2016

[martmpf]

AS reported on the comms page:
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=136238
The Lands End approach is now suggested.

[Luketurfrey1]

Notam is up:
U2933/16 - AD AND RWY 09/27 OPEN. AVAILABLE FOR SCHEDULED MOVEMENTS ONLY. 03 SEP 08:30 2016 UNTIL 03 SEP 11:30 2016. CREATED: 03 SEP 06:04 2016

Do we add +1 hour for BST?

[bizfreeq]

Yes

[Martin Jennings]

Reported elsewhere at SOMAX now, got RCH559 in front of them.

[TeeJay]

Where is somax pls?

http://opennav.com/waypoint/IE/SOMAX

[Martin Jennings]

SW of Ireland on the edge of the continental shelf.

[WannabeMKII]

Weather permitting, 11am ETA? I'm keen to see them land, but don't have a lot of spare time so trying to narrow the window...

[Rory76]

Raining in Ledbury (just west of Malvern Hills) now.....

EDIT: Actually raining pretty damn hard now! Best get your brollies up guys.

[Phantom2]

currently on 278.600 asking for the Fairford weather

[Cessna954]

Just gone over Frome but sadly above the cloud.


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[von_trippenhopf]

Just gone overhead Cirencester, looks lost!

[MRTT]

Caught one in Westbury, other one was in front!

[mushbuster]

Arrival times anyone??

[graham luxton]

Arrival times anyone??

85-0089 Crook01 Arr1033
86-0127 Crook02 Arr1037

127 hasn't been to Fairford before which makes it the 50th B-1B to visit so far.

[rh226]

86-0127 is wearing the black tail stripe and white bat of 9th BS. I assume the badge is also 9th BS (although I can't see it clearly enough on the photos).

85-0089 is wearing the badge of 489th BG and I assume that the red/yellow check tail stripe is theirs as well (28th BS one is blue/white check).

Tail badge appears to be that of US Global Strike Command.

[mushbuster]

85-0089 Crook01 Arr1033
86-0127 Crook02 Arr1037

127 hasn't been to Fairford before which makes it the 50th B-1B to visit so far.

Graham, thanks for the excellent information. This kind of thread (and your contributions to them in particular) form a record which is read back by site visitors after the event. A thread that tracks an aircraft flight and arrival is incomplete without landing and aircraft details.

[shuck]

Arrival times anyone??

85-0089 Crook01 Arr1033
86-0127 Crook02 Arr1037

127 hasn't been to Fairford before which makes it the 50th B-1B to visit so far.

Graham, I don't think 86-0127 has ever been to the UK before.

[graham luxton]

Arrival times anyone??

85-0089 Crook01 Arr1033
86-0127 Crook02 Arr1037

127 hasn't been to Fairford before which makes it the 50th B-1B to visit so far.

Graham, I don't think 86-0127 has ever been to the UK before.

Thanks Shuck, I haven't checked all those which have diverted into or used Mildenhall over the last decade so you may be right.

[TomG]

86-0127 is wearing the black tail stripe and white bat of 9th BS. I assume the badge is also 9th BS (although I can't see it clearly enough on the photos).

85-0089 is wearing the badge of 489th BG and I assume that the red/yellow check tail stripe is theirs as well (28th BS one is blue/white check).

Tail badge appears to be that of US Global Strike Command.

The 489 BG is the AFRC unit parented by the 307 BW at Barksdale but is based at Dyess. The 345 BS is the operating unit within the 489th. Complicated or what!

Have a look at http://www.307bw.afrc.af.mil/Units.aspx

Cheers, Tom