A summary of the posts so far for anyone who can’t be bothered to go back over the thread, the few confirmed facts are highlighted
1. Two patches have been produced for persons unknown, 1 with all the B52 Squadrons depicted which mentions Baltops and RAF Fairford 2014, the other for 171ARS shows some Baltic country flags (no mention of Fairford)
2. 8 B52s and 3 KC135s are coming
3. 9 B52s will be arriving 2nd June
(no they didn’t)
4. B1s are coming
5. All B52 squadrons are involved, (no mention of whether that’s aircraft or personnel, assume its from the patch referred to above)
6. B52s arrive 30 May
(no they didn’t)
7. Someone’s friend who was ‘on Lakenheath’ went to Fairford and neither was ever heard of again (probably consumed by the airfield sweeper monster).
8. Red Arrows arrival may affect B52 arrivals (why?)
9. B52s due in 6/7 June
10. Speculation on U2 arrivals although probably not part of the exercise (was correct but probably a 30-40% chance guess)
11. 3 B52s coming
12. Now up to 9 B52s and 3 KC135s coming
13. 8 B52s coming
14. Fire trucks from Fort Worth are coming (they already have fire trucks at Fairford, perhaps they need some more

)
15. 7-8 trucks collecting munitions from Welford, no reports of these trucks at Fairford, anyone?
16. C5, C17 and 767 arrived from Barksdale
17. B52 arrival 5 June
18. B52s arrived today (2 Jun) according to the papers
(no they didn’t)
19. The KC135 Tankers are at Bangor, Maine
20. B52s and B1s arriving at 0900 on 4 Jun
21.
viewtopic.php?f=8&p=617066#p617042, (related or not?)
I tried to see through the fog of speculation and gave up, it seems no one knows what is going on? I suppose it all goes to show you should not believe what you see on the internet or hear from that geezer up the pub.
Keep it coming, this is a great thread