B-1b deployment ?

Post by **Rob666** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 4:16 pm

As I agree nice to see them but don't hold your breath. I agree with Bucky P using the B1's to Sabre rattle as some kind of Deterrent can't see this at all. If they do come and I do hope they do, would not see it as anything else than a planned exercise. I don't see them going into Eastern Europe due to Ukraine either, surely that's why the B2/B52's did not stray to close to Eastern Europe for the very reason they don't want to add to the tension already.

Rob

Post by **Aircraftpaulcornwall** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 10:10 pm

Hi Rob666,
Apparently (and reportedly), B1 stealth bombers were involved in the air strikes in Syria against IS Forces in the last 24 hours! --Paul

Post by **ranger703** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 10:17 pm

Aircraftpaulcornwall wrote:Hi Rob666,
Apparently (and reportedly), B1 stealth bombers were involved in the air strikes in Syria against IS Forces in the last 24 hours! --Paul

B1's are far from stealthy!

Post by **Aircraftpaulcornwall** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 11:01 pm

Hi ranger703,
Yes, exactly so! --Paul

Post by **Goldstar31** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 8:27 am

Aircraftpaulcornwall wrote:Hi Rob666,
Apparently (and reportedly), B1 stealth bombers were involved in the air strikes in Syria against IS Forces in the last 24 hours! --Paul

These would've flown out of Qatar

Cheers

Eccie

Post by **rva65** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 9:04 am

they may not be stealthy as such but as far as I know B-1B's give a relatively small radar return?

Post by **Andy_99** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 9:26 am

Do they really need to be anything like Stealthy for use against IS

The more shock & awe the better I would have thought for this task.

Back On topic - If it all kicks off maybe fairford will become a staging post for frames on the way out or back.

Post by **rva65** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 10:28 am

I doubt it really considering Bones pass us by regularly being refuelled off to the south west!

Post by **Andy_99** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 11:33 am

We can but hope.

Remember when they were actively deployed here for was it Bosnia or maybe GW1
Seeing a flight launch at Night with full bomb loads, Quite a spectacle to see & Feel

Post by **CadPlan** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 7:29 pm

Andy_99 wrote:We can but hope.

Remember when they were actively deployed here for was it Bosnia or maybe GW1
Seeing a flight launch at Night with full bomb loads, Quite a spectacle to see & Feel

You could here them at Brize, the wife was shocked as she had never heard anything like it.

Post by **jonnyweb** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 9:20 pm

Andy_99 wrote:We can but hope.

Remember when they were actively deployed here for was it Bosnia or maybe GW1
Seeing a flight launch at Night with full bomb loads, Quite a spectacle to see & Feel

It was for Bosnia ( may or june 2009 )..as you said to see and feel the power through the body was immense ,taking off from RW09..full burners on until out of sight ,sadly before i got into aviation photography too

Post by **MRTT** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 10:08 pm

jonnyweb wrote:
Andy_99 wrote:We can but hope.

Remember when they were actively deployed here for was it Bosnia or maybe GW1
Seeing a flight launch at Night with full bomb loads, Quite a spectacle to see & Feel
It was for Bosnia ( may or june 2009 )..as you said to see and feel the power through the body was immense ,taking off from RW09..full burners on until out of sight ,sadly before i got into aviation photography too

Really don't think Bosnia was in 2009

Post by **jonnyweb** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 10:17 pm

BrizeWatcher wrote:
jonnyweb wrote:
Andy_99 wrote:We can but hope.

Remember when they were actively deployed here for was it Bosnia or maybe GW1
Seeing a flight launch at Night with full bomb loads, Quite a spectacle to see & Feel
It was for Bosnia ( may or june 1999 )..as you said to see and feel the power through the body was immense ,taking off from RW09..full burners on until out of sight ,sadly before i got into aviation photography too
Really don't think Bosnia was in 2009

Quite Correct, it was 1999 *ammended ..ooops ..Don't drink and type guys

Post by **reaper62** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 9:26 am

I thought it was the Kosovo crisis, not Bosnia?

Post by **Andy_99** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 10:25 am

May have been Kosovo 1999 sounds about right.

Didn't get any photo's either but the spectacle will remain in memory, just gotta figure how to upload it to the net :-)

Post by **graham luxton** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 12:08 pm

Kosovo it was. B-1B's present Thurs 1st April - Thurs 24th June'99. The 28thBW maintained a combat force of 5 B-1's here but with rotations used a total of 9 a/c over the period.

Shot hours of video including their arrival on a very misty morning on the 1st April when the first one in nearly landed on the R09 underrun!

Post by **Spitfire88** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 8:34 pm

From Fairford council " normal operation will resume at Fairford for the winter after a busy summer with no more exercises scheduled for this year "

Post by **page_verify** » Sat Oct 11, 2014 8:22 am

A cynic would ask whether what counts as an exercise to you means the same to "them"......

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