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B-1Bs possible European deployment

Post by Gary » Mon Jan 18, 2021 9:38 pm

Scramble reporting B-1Bs possibly deploying to Norway

https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/b ... -to-europe
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Re: B-1Bs possible European deployment

Post by Vulcan74 » Mon Jan 18, 2021 9:49 pm

Must be a Fairford detachment coming up soon as well?
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Re: B-1Bs possible European deployment

Post by city42 » Tue Jan 19, 2021 8:09 am

It maybe Fairford but operating up in Norway
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Re: B-1Bs possible European deployment

Post by Supra » Tue Jan 19, 2021 10:44 am

Better-off deploying to Norway & operating over the UK in the current Covid conditions? :whistle: :halo:
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Re: B-1Bs possible European deployment

Post by red leader » Tue Jan 19, 2021 10:50 am

I thought it was b 52s due at Fairford next.
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Re: B-1Bs possible European deployment

Post by somerset » Tue Jan 19, 2021 2:29 pm

red leader wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 19, 2021 10:50 am
 I thought it was b 52s due at Fairford next.
The last 2 maybe 3 deployment have been 52s
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Re: B-1Bs possible European deployment

Post by bizfreeq » Tue Jan 19, 2021 2:40 pm

city42 wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 19, 2021 8:09 am
 It maybe Fairford but operating up in Norway
If you read the article it states quite clearly in the first paragraph that they are being based at Ørland, Norway. There is no mention of Fairford, or indeed the UK as a whole
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Re: B-1Bs possible European deployment

Post by Johnny » Tue Jan 19, 2021 5:41 pm

It looks like the runway is 1001 ft shorter
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Re: B-1Bs possible European deployment

Post by tm74sqn » Tue Jan 19, 2021 7:39 pm

Runway where?
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Re: B-1Bs possible European deployment

Post by page_verify » Tue Jan 19, 2021 8:15 pm

tm74sqn wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 19, 2021 7:39 pm
 Runway where?
Usually in front of the nose of landing and behind the tail on departure.
I think people were comparing the length of Fairford's runway with Ørland's.
Not sure it's length that's important though, it's how it's used.
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Re: B-1Bs possible European deployment

Post by TonyO » Wed Jan 20, 2021 11:51 am

Johnny wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 19, 2021 5:41 pm
 It looks like the runway is 1001 ft shorter
Orland's usable runway is the same length as Fairford, 10,000 feet. Not like B-1Bs need to use all of it, just top up the tanks once airborne.
You want the Aladeen news, or the Aladeen news?
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Re: B-1Bs possible European deployment

Post by Vulture 01 » Fri Jan 22, 2021 3:06 pm

Hopefully they will have swept the snow from the runway by then....
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Post by Supra » Sat Jan 23, 2021 11:16 am

Vulture 01 wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 22, 2021 3:06 pm
 Hopefully they will have swept the snow from the runway by then....
Where? At Fairford? :whistle:
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Post by Snoop 95 » Sat Jan 23, 2021 12:09 pm

Supra wrote: ↑
Sat Jan 23, 2021 11:16 am
Vulture 01 wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 22, 2021 3:06 pm
 Hopefully they will have swept the snow from the runway by then....
Where? At Fairford? :whistle:
Not too bad in that part of Norway today:
https://www.windy.com/-Webcams/Norway/T ... 4,-3.296,5
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Re: B-1Bs possible European deployment

Post by red leader » Sat Jan 23, 2021 12:36 pm

This is good news as it means their serviceability must have improved.
There was talk can short while back if this being bad.
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Post by Kurnass » Tue Feb 02, 2021 12:32 am

First support flights have arrived at Orland, coming from Dyess. So that confirms the deployment to Norway
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Re: B-1Bs possible European deployment

Post by johnwayne » Wed Feb 03, 2021 3:43 pm

Scramble report Dyess personnel due 20/21 Feb
https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/u ... f0Gois-cIA
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Re: B-1Bs possible European deployment

Post by bizfreeq » Thu Feb 04, 2021 2:18 pm

Kurnass wrote: ↑
Tue Feb 02, 2021 12:32 am
 First support flights have arrived at Orland, coming from Dyess. So that confirms the deployment to Norway
Didn't realise that it was ever in doubt
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Re: B-1Bs possible European deployment

Post by TB1 » Thu Feb 04, 2021 4:46 pm

It wasn't.

However a couple of posts near the start of the thread implied so.
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Re: B-1Bs possible European deployment

Post by Yammer » Thu Feb 04, 2021 5:11 pm

"...........However a couple of posts near the start of the thread implied so". - Ha - a kind of "deployment deniers"
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