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Fairford 14th Sept 2023 2 x B-52

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Fairford 14th Sept 2023 2 x B-52

Post by Scuba 11 » Thu Sep 14, 2023 4:03 pm

Nice pair of B-52H from the 23rd Bomb Squadron diverted into RAF Fairford today. 60-0007 MT callsign 'Bush12' and 60-0026 MT callsign 'Bush11'
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Re: Fairford 1th Sept 2023 2 x B-52

Post by James Cutting » Thu Sep 14, 2023 4:09 pm

Lovely shots, well caught! Nice surprise :thumb:
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Re: Fairford 1th Sept 2023 2 x B-52

Post by Seacat192 » Thu Sep 14, 2023 5:38 pm

Great set, thanks for posting.
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Re: Fairford 1th Sept 2023 2 x B-52

Post by Mustang531 » Thu Sep 14, 2023 6:16 pm

Thanks for sharing these with us, always nice to see B-52s.
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Re: Fairford 1th Sept 2023 2 x B-52

Post by Skywatcher » Thu Sep 14, 2023 9:02 pm

That’s awesome,thanks for sharing ,I wasn’t able to catch them this morning but I did catch them this afternoon
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Re: Fairford 1th Sept 2023 2 x B-52

Post by Pune » Thu Sep 14, 2023 9:43 pm

Great catch, cracking images..are these still on the ground?
If you can keep your head whilst all around are losing theirs, you have probably completely misread the situation!!
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Re: Fairford 1th Sept 2023 2 x B-52

Post by Skywatcher » Thu Sep 14, 2023 10:00 pm

Yes Pune they are should have made that clearer
They are parked by the B-2 hangar,so easy to see from Welford Road
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Re: Fairford 1th Sept 2023 2 x B-52

Post by paddyboy » Fri Sep 15, 2023 4:06 am

Superb shots :thumbs:

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Re: Fairford 1th Sept 2023 2 x B-52

Post by WB125 » Fri Sep 15, 2023 6:23 am

Amazing B-52'S on my list to get hopefully some day 🙂
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Re: Fairford 1th Sept 2023 2 x B-52

Post by CanonGuy666 » Fri Sep 15, 2023 6:38 am

Superb photos, Great catch 👍

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Re: Fairford 1th Sept 2023 2 x B-52

Post by Rob666 » Fri Sep 15, 2023 7:02 am

Superb shots mate, that new camera setup really shines.
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Re: Fairford 1th Sept 2023 2 x B-52

Post by Pune » Fri Sep 15, 2023 7:14 am

Skywatcher wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 14, 2023 10:00 pm
 Yes Pune they are should have made that clearer
They are parked by the B-2 hangar,so easy to see from Welford Road
Thanks Max :thumb:
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Re: Fairford 1th Sept 2023 2 x B-52

Post by Skywatcher » Fri Sep 15, 2023 12:09 pm

Buffs now looking to depart soon as Bush69 flight on ground 339.7
Airborne for home at 13:40 U.K. time
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Re: Fairford 1th Sept 2023 2 x B-52

Post by Gundylunch » Fri Sep 15, 2023 12:46 pm

Just gone overhead Cirencester
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Re: Fairford 1th Sept 2023 2 x B-52

Post by DanBeeden » Sun Sep 17, 2023 7:05 am

Lovely light on those first three arrival shots - superb!
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Re: Fairford 1th Sept 2023 2 x B-52

Post by Stratocruiser » Mon Sep 18, 2023 1:41 pm

Two great warbirds superbly captured.
A great post and thanks for sharing your wonderful pics 👍
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Re: Fairford 1th Sept 2023 2 x B-52

Post by Marauder » Tue Sep 19, 2023 9:31 am

great shots
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Re: Fairford 1th Sept 2023 2 x B-52

Post by Supra » Wed Sep 20, 2023 12:20 am

Nice shots....shame about the Topic heading? Probably not the 'Oneth', possibly the 14th? :whistle: ;)
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Re: Fairford 1th Sept 2023 2 x B-52

Post by Scuba 11 » Sat Oct 07, 2023 7:33 pm

Supra wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 20, 2023 12:20 am
 Nice shots....shame about the Topic heading? Probably not the 'Oneth', possibly the 14th? :whistle: ;)
Duly changed 👍
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