Movement 5/10/23

[Ollie]

C-17 99-0169 RCH591 is showing on acars.adsbexchange.com as due to Dyess from Charleston on October 5th at 15:50.

[StrawdogUK69]

Will keep a watch out.

[Ollie]

Airborne as RCH591. Worth noting this was the same frame at RIAT 2023, for the number crunchers among us.

[Sentinal]

Filed for Fairford.

[Sentinal]

Filed for Fairford.

ETD 21.50z.

[Apache123]

Apologies for the question but any ideas how many B1s are due?

[dragonhunter20]

Apologies for the question but any ideas how many B1s are due?

As many as they decide to send. Could be 1 could be 10. No one knows until they turn up

[Harkins]

I know this is most likely in the wrong place and I know nobody knows exactly what is going to happen, but would previous experience of deployments and the time of year suggest that most activity will likely take place in darkness or near darkness? I.e. take offs and landings?

[Antonp]

I know this is most likely in the wrong place and I know nobody knows exactly what is going to happen, but would previous experience of deployments and the time of year suggest that most activity will likely take place in darkness or near darkness? I.e. take offs and landings?

I did catch them last time they were here - had the U2 and then 2x B1's about 4pm/
It would depend on what they are doing when they are here.

[Jodelflyer]

Over the past few years when either B52's or B1s deploy for a month or so there are usually 4 aircraft is my experience, they then normally fly usually 1 sortie per day but not every day, using 2 aircraft per sortie. But of course this is purely my memories of the past few deployments.

[mushbuster]

Harkins, to get a feel for the likely sortie rate and times, last time 7BW were here in Oct was 2021. viewtopic.php?f=379&t=210613 or if you want to look further there is a record of the bomber deployments going back to 2009 here viewforum.php?f=379

[Ollie]

RCH591 showing on adsb South of Ireland

[StrawdogUK69]

Noted. Not long now

[StrawdogUK69]

North of Newport

[BAVC10]

Turning on to finals @11:35.

[BAVC10]

Briefly showed as active on ground on FR24 @ 8:05 6th Oct so perhaps getting ready for departure.

[Harkins]

Harkins, to get a feel for the likely sortie rate and times, last time 7BW were here in Oct was 2021. viewtopic.php?f=379&t=210613 or if you want to look further there is a record of the bomber deployments going back to 2009 here viewforum.php?f=379

Thanks for that. That’s as good a guide to how activity might pan out as possible. Cheers.

[Goldstar31]

Over the past few years when either B52's or B1s deploy for a month or so there are usually 4 aircraft is my experience, they then normally fly usually 1 sortie per day but not every day, using 2 aircraft per sortie. But of course this is purely my memories of the past few deployments.

Last B1 deployment this year only had 3 aircraft and flew every other day

Cheers

Eccie

[airphotog19]

Over the past few years when either B52's or B1s deploy for a month or so there are usually 4 aircraft is my experience, they then normally fly usually 1 sortie per day but not every day, using 2 aircraft per sortie. But of course this is purely my memories of the past few deployments.

Last B1 deployment this year only had 3 aircraft and flew every other day

Cheers

Eccie

Pretty sure there was four earlier this year

[DC7C59]

Yes,2 on Tue 23May and 2 on Th 25May.See Aldunn's excellent daily posts,and also RAF Fairford Movements website.